Table 2.
Summary of studies included in this data analysis regarding study name, sample size, duration between assessments, number of rehabilitation hours, and type of rehabilitation provided.
| Study ID | Study name | Sample size | Time elapsed between | Rehabilitation hours | Rehabilitation care provided by the study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessments in weeks | |||||
| 14 | Page et al. (2004) (21) | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 17 | Pang et al. (2006) (22) | 30 | 19 | 57 | 1-h sessions, 3 sessions per week for 19 weeks |
| 2 | Page et al. (2007) (2) | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 days per week, in 30-min segments, for 6 weeks |
| 7 | Stinear et al. (2008) (7) | 16 | 4 | 14 | 30 min per day over 4 weeks |
| 13 | Chae (2009) (23) | 13 | 6 | 18 | 18 h of therapy over a 6-week period |
| 20 | Housman et al. (2009) (24) | 14 | 34 | 24 | 24 × 1-h treatment sessions, approximately 3 times per week for 8–9 weeks |
| 16 | Lin et al. (2009) (25) | 20 | 3 | 30 | 2 h/day, 5 days/week, for 3 weeks |
| 11 | Lindenberg et al. (2010) (26) | 10 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | Lo et al. (2010) (27) | 27 | 12 | 0 | The usual-care group received customary care available (i.e., medical management, clinic visits as needed, and in some cases rehabilitation services) |
| 8 | Michielsen et al. (2011) (13) | 20 | 7 | 30 | Standard occupational therapy treatment that also focused on UE training and included neurodevelopmental techniques, trunk–arm control weight bearing by the affected arm, fine motor tasks practice, and practice on compensatory strategies for daily activities |
| 15 | Line et al. (2010) (33) | 17 | 3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Liao et al. (2012) (20) | 10 | 4 | 30 | 20 training sessions (90–105 min a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks) |
| 19 | Reinkensmeyer et al. (2012) (28) | 13 | 3 | 24 | 24 × 1-h treatment sessions, approximately three times per week for 8–9 weeks |
| 3 | Klamroth et al. (2014) (3) | 35 | 8 | 18 | 8 weeks, three times weekly (total 24 sessions). 1 session (45 min) per day |
| 18 | Timmermans et al. (2014) (19) | 11 | 8 | 32 | 8 weeks, 4 times/week, twice a day for 30 min |
| 4 | Fleming et al. (2015) (4) | 17 | 0.5 | 24 | Each session contained 2 h of SS (sham) immediately prior to 30 min of TST |
| 5 | Cacho et al. (2015) (5) | 10 | 2 | 15 | 45 min, twice a week, totaling 20 sessions |
| 9 | Colomer et al. (2016) (32) | 16 | 8 | 18 | 24 sessions, 45 min each (per week) + physical therapy (5 h per week) |
| 1 | Levy et al. (2016) (1) | 56 | 6 | 65 | 5 days a week for the first 4 weeks and 3 days a week for the next 2 weeks |
| 6 | Chen et al. (2019) (6) | 11 | 2 | 15 | Conventional physical and occupational therapy (90 min/session, 5 sessions/week) |
| Average | 18.4 ± 11.4 | 7.4 ± 7.6 | 22.6 ± 16.6 | ||