AVERT is a PEDro Top 5 Trial from 2014-2019

This video summarises the AVERT trial (A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial). The trial was judged to be one of the 5 best physiotherapy trials published in 2014-2019 to mark PEDro’s 20th anniversary celebrations.

The AVERT Trial Collaboration group. Efficacy and safety of very early mobilisation within 24 h of stroke onset (AVERT): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2015 Jul 4;386(9988):46-55 (

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