Table 1.

Methodological quality of the studies. Y = yes (1 point), N = No (0 points),? = Not clarified (0 points).

	1 = Westlake et al. (2009)	2 = Hornby et al. (2008)	3 = Kelley et al. (2013)	4 = Tanaka et al. (2012)	5 = Dias et al. (2007)	6 = Peurala et al. * (2005)	7 = De Luca et al. (2013)	8 = Ucar et al. (2014)	9 = Wu et al. (2011)	10 = Kubota et al.† (2013)	11 = Kawamoto et al. (2013)	12 = Stein et al. (2014)	13 = Wu et al. (2014)
1. Eligibility criteria were specified	y	y	y	n	n	n	y	n	n	y	n	y	n
2. Subjects were randomly allocated to groups	y	y	y	y	y	y	n	y	n	n	n	y	y
3. Allocation was concealed	y	y	y	y	y	y	n	n	n	n	n	y	?
4. The groups were similar at baseline regarding the most important prognostic indicators	y	y	y	y	y	?	n	n	n	?	n	y	y
5. There was blinding of all subjects	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n
6. There was blinding of all therapists who administered the therapy	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	n
7. There was blinding of all assessors who measured at least one key outcome	n	n	y	n	y	n	y	y	n	n	n	y	n
8. Measures of at least one key outcome were obtained from more than 85% of the subjects initially allocated to groups	y	n	y	y	n	y	y	n	y	y	y	y	y
9. All subjects for whom outcome measures were available received the treatment or control condition as allocated	y	y	y	y	n	y	y	n	y	y	y	y	y
10. The results of between-group statistical comparisons are reported for at least one key outcome	y	y	y	y	y	y	n	y	n	n	y	y	y
11. The study provides both point measures and measures of variability for at least one key outcome	y	y	y	y	y	y	y	n	y	y	y	y	y
Total	8	7	9	7	6	6	5	3	3	4	4	9	6

^*Only the control group and the gait training group were included in the analysis.

^†Only the stroke patients were included in the analysis.