These databases from around the globe offer you rich repositories of information. Use these resources to help answer pressing questions,
support best practice and lifelong learning. Also, find insights and proof of the efficacy of your treatment to show your patients if necessary.
PROSPERO
PROSPERO is an international database of prospectively registered systematic reviews in health and social care, wealth, public health, education, crime, justice and international development where there is a health related outcome. PROSPERO is produced by CRD (Centre for Reviews and Dissemination) and funded by the National Institute for Health Research.
ClinicalTrials.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov is a registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world.
PEDro
PEDro is the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. PEDro is a free database of over 37,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. For each trial, review or guideline, PEDro provides the citation details, the abstract and a link to the full text, where possible.
TROVE
TROVE was a project launched by the National Library of Australia in 2008. Today it is a repository of full text digital resources. This repository is made possible through collaboration between the National Library, Australian state and territory libraries and hundreds of research and cultural institutions across Australia.
PubMed US National Library of Medicine
PubMed consists of 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals and online books. The citations may include links to full-text.
World Confederation for Physical Therapy Database of Volunteers and Experts
WCPT Database of Volunteers and Experts (WCPT DOVES) is a searchable database of people who have offered to volunteer their services to help develop the physical therapy profession internationally. This is currently under development and you may be able to assist.
