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Dear list members, I am one of the founders of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro, ptwww.cchs.usyd.edu.au/pedro) which is a freely accessible database of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy. To date we have over 2200 records. We are currently conducting additional searches of electronic databases to ensure we are not missing any records. For other relevant databases (Medline, CINAHL, Sports Discus) we are using search filters designed to find systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials. We have been unable to find such search strategies for PsychINFO (Ovid) and are keen to find such a strategy rather than reinvent the wheel and write one ourselves. Recent correspondence with the American Psychological Association indicates that there is a new value Clinical Trial in the latest version of the database, yet we are looking for a more comprehensive filter similar to the ones we are using for other databases. Can anyone offer any assistance? Thanks in advance, Cathie *************************************************************************** Cathie Sherrington, PhD Co-founder Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy Faculty of Health Sciences University of Sydney PO Box 170, Lidcombe NSW 1825 Australia Research Manager NHMRC Injury Partnership Project Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute Barker St, Randwick, NSW, 2031 Australia