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Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
,  volume 29 ,  issue 3 ,  pages 101190

Conclusiveness of Cochrane systematic reviews is low but accumulating across time in physical therapy: A meta-research study

Ana B. Freire 1
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Kailei J. Eustis 1
, 
Ítalo Ribeiro Lemes 2, 3
, 
Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto 4
, 
Gordon Smilanich 1
, 
Mark Elkins 5
, 
Rafael Zambelli Pinto 4, 6
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Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein (FICSAE), São Paulo, Brazil | 
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2025-05-01
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CiteScore: 6.1
Impact factor: 3.2
ISSN: 14133555, 18099246
Abstract
BackgroundConclusiveness of a systematic review is the ability to reach a definitive conclusion about the effectiveness of one treatment compared to another. The large proportion of systematic reviews that do not reach a definitive conclusion might discourage clinicians from engaging with and interpreting systematic reviews.
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Freire A. B. et al. Conclusiveness of Cochrane systematic reviews is low but accumulating across time in physical therapy: A meta-research study // Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 2025. Vol. 29. No. 3. p. 101190.
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Freire A. B., Eustis K. J., Lemes Í. R., Saragiotto B. T., Smilanich G., Elkins M., Pinto R. Z. Conclusiveness of Cochrane systematic reviews is low but accumulating across time in physical therapy: A meta-research study // Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. 2025. Vol. 29. No. 3. p. 101190.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.bjpt.2025.101190
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1413355525000206
TI - Conclusiveness of Cochrane systematic reviews is low but accumulating across time in physical therapy: A meta-research study
T2 - Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
AU - Freire, Ana B.
AU - Eustis, Kailei J.
AU - Lemes, Ítalo Ribeiro
AU - Saragiotto, Bruno Tirotti
AU - Smilanich, Gordon
AU - Elkins, Mark
AU - Pinto, Rafael Zambelli
PY - 2025
DA - 2025/05/01
PB - Elsevier
SP - 101190
IS - 3
VL - 29
SN - 1413-3555
SN - 1809-9246
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@article{2025_Freire,
author = {Ana B. Freire and Kailei J. Eustis and Ítalo Ribeiro Lemes and Bruno Tirotti Saragiotto and Gordon Smilanich and Mark Elkins and Rafael Zambelli Pinto},
title = {Conclusiveness of Cochrane systematic reviews is low but accumulating across time in physical therapy: A meta-research study},
journal = {Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy},
year = {2025},
volume = {29},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {may},
url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1413355525000206},
number = {3},
pages = {101190},
doi = {10.1016/j.bjpt.2025.101190}
}
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Freire, Ana B., et al. “Conclusiveness of Cochrane systematic reviews is low but accumulating across time in physical therapy: A meta-research study.” Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, vol. 29, no. 3, May. 2025, p. 101190. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1413355525000206.