Aidar 2007

Methods	Randomised controlled trial (random assignment stated) Method of randomisation: not stated Allocation concealment: not stated ITT analysis: unclear Blinding of outcome assessors: not stated Adverse events: not stated Deaths: not stated Drop‐outs: none reported Ethical approval: yes Informed consent to participation: yes
Participants	Country: Spain 31 people after stroke (16 in treatment group, 15 in control group) Mean age: 50 and 52 years (treatment and control group respectively) Inclusion criteria: stroke, hemiplegia or hemiparesis, clinical stable Exclusion criteria: not reported
Interventions	2 arms: (1) experimental group used aquatic physical exercises12 weeks (45 to 60 minutes per day) (2) control group used no aquatic physical exercises
Outcomes	Outcomes were recorded at baseline and after 12 weeks Primary outcomes: quality of life (SF‐36)
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation?	Unclear risk	Method not stated
Allocation concealment?	Unclear risk	Not mentioned
Blinding? All outcomes	High risk	Not stated