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. 2011 Nov 9;2011(11):CD004963. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004963.pub3

Ramirez Villada 2007.

Methods Type of study: RCT of two groups of men
Participants Number of participants randomised:93
Losses: 33
Age: mean 69.2 (5.1) 
 Sex: 45 men in exp group; 48 men in control (another control group of 45 women)
Health status as defined by authors: healthy 
 Residential status of participants: community dwelling
Setting:Cordoba, Spain 
 Inclusion: healthy and physically active, with a practical activity. Regular physical least 2 times a week (walk, fitness gym, dance) not less than one year. 
 Exclusion: deformity of the spine, upper limb or less, amputations, sequelae of fractures, prosthesis, steroid treatment, disease cardiovascular and joint conditions.
Interventions EXERCISE GROUP (MULTIPLE): continuous vertical and horizontal jumping 
 CONTROL GROUP: not clear from translation 
 Duration and intensity: two training sessions per week for 22 weeks (with sessions separated by 2 to 3 days and duration per session of 50 to 60 minutes, including warm up and cool down) 
 Supervisor: not clear from translation 
 Supervision: not clear from translation 
 Setting: not clear from translation
Outcomes Backward tandem walk test over 6 metres (s)
Compliance/adherence: not clear from translation
Adverse events: not clear from translation
Notes Data presented in graphical form as point estimates only.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Insufficient reporting of attrition/exclusions to permit judgement
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Other bias Low risk The study appears to be free of other sources of bias
Blinding (participant) High risk Not possible
Blinding (assessor) Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Were the treatment and control group comparable at entry? Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Was the surveillance active, and of clinically appropriate duration (i.e. at least 3 months post intervention)? High risk Only immediately post intervention data, no follow‐up data reported.