Comparison between 2000 and 2018 on the reporting of statistical significance and clinical relevance in physiotherapy clinical trials in six major physiotherapy journals: a meta-research design.

Arianne P VerhagenPeter William StubbsPoonam MehtaDavid KennedyAnthony M NasserCamila Quel de OliveiraJoshua W PateIan W SkinnerAlana B McCambridge

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

The prevalence of using p values remains high in physiotherapy research. Although the proportion of reporting effect estimates, CIs and clinical relevance is higher in 2018 compared to 2000, many publications still fail to report and interpret study findings in this way.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
adverse drug
risk factors
emergency department
randomized controlled trial
open label
phase iii
placebo controlled