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Ninety-Seven Percent of Trials Investigating Robotic Interventions in Physiotherapy Contained Abstract Spin: A Meta-Research Review.

Cochrane Evid Synth Methods · 2026 · PMC12904089 · PMID 41695586

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approaching significanceno p-value reported
post) statistically significant differences only rather than between group differences ∘ data that was nonsignificant are interepreted as though it was a statistically significant positive result, including but not limited to phrases such as “trend towards” or “approaching significance” Score No if ∘ nonsignificant primary outcomes are interpreted appropriately Score Not Relevant if ∘ there are no nonsignificant primary outcomes Spin item 7: Recommendation of a treatment without a clinically important effect on primary outcomes Score Yes if ∘ 95% confidence intervals

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