Ninety‐Seven Percent of Trials Investigating Robotic Interventions in Physiotherapy Contained Abstract Spin: A Meta‐Research Review
Ninety-seven percent of abstracts in trials investigating robotic interventions in physiotherapy contained spin. Academic journals should be conscious of the high prevalence of abstract spin in robotic trials and consider implementing stricter author guidelines or peer-review practices to ensure abstracts truly reflect the study findings.
Authors
- David Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7104-122X)
- Poonam Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9307-9648)
- Nicci Bartley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9052-1616)
- Rafael Zambelli Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-860X)
- Peter W. Stubbs
- Camila Quel de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3991-0699)
- Jana Verveer
- Arianne P. Verhagen
- Hilary Tier
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cesm.70072
- Primary Topic
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Technology Sydney