Table 3.
Included studies design, participants and attrition
| Study | Design | Participants | Attrition (cumulative) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number & gender | Mean (SD) age (years) |
Stroke lesioned hemisphere | Stroke classification | Mean (SD) time after stroke (days) |
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| Control | Extra | Control | Extra | Control | Extra | Control | Extra | Control | Extra | Control | Extra | ||
| Cooke 2009 | Multi-centre Observer- blind RCT |
38 (21 M) | 35 (22 M) | 66.4 (13.7) | 67.5 (11.3) | 17 right | 13 right | All anterior circulation stroke | 36.8 (22.5) | 32.4 (21.3) | 7 by 6 weeks 21 by 6 weeks |
3 by 6 weeks 10 by 12 weeks |
|
| Donaldson 2009 | Single centre Observer- blind RCT |
10 (5 M) | 10 (5 M) | 72.7 (14.5) | 73.0 (8.6) | 5 right | 4 right | All anterior circulation stroke | 13.4 (4.4) | 25.6 (15.5) | 2 by 6 weeks 7 by 12 weeks |
0 by 6 weeks 4 by 12 weeks |
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| GAPS 2004 | Multi-centre Observer- blind RCT |
35 (17 M) | 35 (24 M) | 67 (10) | 68 (11) | 15 right | 15 right | TACI = 7 PACI = 18 LACI = 8 POCI = 1 unsure = 1 |
TACI = 6 PACI = 15 LACI = 10 POCI = 2 unsure = 2 |
25 days (range 6-71) |
0 by 4 weeks 1 by 3 months 1 by 6 months |
1 by 4 weeks 3 by 3 months 4 by 6 months |
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| Lincoln 1999 | Single centre Observer- blind RCT |
95 (45 M) | 94 (51 M) | Median 73 (IQR 64-80) |
Median 73 (IQR 65-81) |
38 right | 47 right | TACI = 7 PACI = 29 LACI = 13 POCI = 0 unsure = 46 |
TACI = 9 PACI = 31 LACI = 11 POCI = 0 unsure = 43 |
1-5 weeks after stroke | 5 by 5 weeks 11 by 3 months 14 by 6 months |
7 by 5 weeks 10 by 3 months 13 by 6 months |
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| Kwakkel 1999 & 2002 | Multi-centre Observer- blind RCT |
37 (14 M) |
Arm group 33 (16 M) |
64.1 (15) |
Arm group 69 (9.8) |
24 right |
Arm group 19 right |
TACI = 25 PACI = 9 LACI = 3 POCI = 0 unsure = 0 |
Arm group TACI = 19 PACI = 11 LACI = 3 POCI = 0 unsure = 0 |
7.5 (2.9) |
Arm group 7.2 (2.8) |
3 by 20 weeks 3 by 26 weeks 4 by 52 weeks |
Arm group 4 by 20 weeks 4 by 26 weeks 5 by 52 weeks |
|
Leg group 21 (13 M) |
Leg group 64.5 (9.7) |
Leg group 18 right |
Leg group TACI = 17 PACI = 13 LACI = 1 POCI = 0 unsure = 0 |
Leg group 7.0 (2.5) |
Leg group 5 by 20 weeks 5 by 26 weeks 6 by 52 weeks |
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| Partridge 2000 | Single centre Observer- blind RCT |
60 | 54 | 76.5 (range 60 - 90) | 53 right | No data provided in paper | No data provided in paper | 4 by 6 weeks 11 by 6 months |
2 by 6 weeks 10 by 6 months |
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| Rodgers 2003 | Single centre Observer- blind RCT |
61 (30 M) | 62 (28 M) | Median 75 (no range provided) | Median 74 (no range provided) | 35 right | 34 right | TACI = 13 PACI = 17 LACI = 29 POCI = 2 unsure = 0 |
TACI = 8 PACI = 17 LACI = 34 POCI = 3 unsure = 0 |
Median of 5 days after stroke | 10 by 3 months 13 by 6 months |
8 by 3 months 14 by 6 months |
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