Comparison 3. Patient disability.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
3.1 Patient disability ‐ number of participants who improved (unpaired, parallel assessment < 12 months)	3	121	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	9.02 [3.61, 22.53]
3.2 Patient disability ‐ functionally independent (unpaired, parallel assessment < 12 months)	3	118	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.08 [1.31, 3.31]
3.3 Patient disability ‐ number of participants who improved (paired assessment < 12 months)	2	30	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.86 [0.65, 5.27]
3.4 Patient disability ‐ functionally independent (paired assessment < 12 months)	2	30	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.00 [0.54, 16.53]