Original Research
Vol. 1, Issue 1 (2014)
Challenges of Clinical Research in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Considerations from a Working Group from Brazil, USA and Canada
Lauren Richardson1, Marta Imamura3, Magdalena Sarah Volz1,12, Moises Lima3, Marcos Renato de Assis3, Paolo Bonato1, Christina May Moran de Brito8, Hsin Fen Chien11, Andrea Dompieri Furlan5, Alexandra Passos Gaspar8,10, Wu Tu Hsing3, Hermano Igo Krebs6, Henry Lew2, Eduardo Carvalho Rocha Mello9, André Silva Pedroso3, Marcelo Riberto4, Isabel Salles Chateaubriand8, Maria Matilde de Mello Sposito7, Linamara Rizzo Battistella3, Ross Zafonte1 and Felipe Fregni1*.
Corresponding Author: Felipe Fregni
Received: Jul 09, 2014
Accepted: Aug 22, 2014
Published: Aug 25, 2014
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DOI: 10.14437
Abstract
Background: In coming years, the need for clinical research in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) will increase. In face of an aging population and greater emphasis on evidence-based medicine, the field must be prepared to examine treatments and disseminate findings effectively. However, clinical research in PMR needs improvement.
Objectives: The “Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: Building Research Capacity” met to address this issue in 2005. Five years later, a meeting of Brazilian, American and Canadian PMR clinician researchers examined 11 questions regarding the same problem and compared results to past findings. Major Findings: Responses were discussed during a meeting in São Paulo, Brazil. After, summaries and a synthesis of group and literature findings were completed. Major issues identified in these three countries are: lack of funding, time, training, and institutional support, and issues with patients and methodology. Positive changes seen include: greater interest in PMR and investment in training.
Conclusions: Despite increasing concern for the situation, it is clear changes in PMR clinical research are still needed.
Felipe Fregni (2014), Challenges of Clinical Research in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Considerations from a Working Group from Brazil, USA and Canada. Clin Res Dev Open Access 1:101
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