Open AccessThe Structure of Research Questions in Randomized Controlled Trials in the Rehabilitation Field
Author(s) -
Chiara Arienti,
Stefano Giuseppe Lazzarini,
Michele Patrini,
Livia Puljak,
Alex Pollock,
Stefano Négrini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-7385
pISSN - 0894-9115
DOI - 10.1097/phm.0000000000001612
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , medicine , consolidated standards of reporting trials , rehabilitation , checklist , research design , physical therapy , psychological intervention , population , psychology , nursing , surgery , social science , environmental health , sociology , cognitive psychology
The aim of this study is to assess whether and how the PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparator, and Outcomes) format is described to frame research questions in randomized controlled trials looking at effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions.