Methodological Issues Relevant to Blinding in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research

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Abstract

Blinding in research is important, and the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation poses special consideration owing to the patient populations and treatment methodologies used. Historically, blinding has been increasingly relevant to conducting good-quality research. The main reason to blind is to reduce bias. There are several strategies to blinding. At times, when blinding is not possible, alternatives to blinding include sham control and description of study and control groups. Illustrative examples of blinding used in physical medicine and rehabilitation research are described in this article, along with how to assess success and fidelity of blinding.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages636-644
Volume102
Specialist publicationAmerican Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2023

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