Harris‐Love 2005

Methods	Randomised cross‐over design Participants each performed 4 trials of 6 reaching tasks in a block randomised order This study was not designed or presented as a traditional RCT
Participants	32 participants Inclusion criteria: at least 6 months post‐stroke, at least 10° antigravity shoulder flexion and 20° of gravity minimised elbow extension, able to produce at least 5 cm of forward translation of the hand on a table without leaning forward, no orthopaedic conditions and/or pain in paretic arm or shoulder
Interventions	Each participant performed 4 trials each of unilateral paretic, unilateral non‐paretic and bilateral reaching, then 4 trials of 6 reaching tasks (unilateral paretic, unilateral non‐paretic, bilateral reaching and 3 bilateral reaching tasks involving different loads added to the non‐paretic hand) completed at the fastest possible speed For all tasks participants were instructed to reach the target (box) as quickly as possible after a verbal go command and come to a complete stop There was no training period ‐ movement and outcome measurement occurred simultaneously Profession of individual(s) providing training unclear (assume physiotherapist)
Outcomes	Secondary outcome: motor impairment ‐ temporal outcomes: movement time, peak velocity and peak acceleration (movement time selected)
Notes	Data are not available for the first phase only of this study and it is therefore not included in any analyses
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment?	Unclear risk	All participants completed training in each condition
Blinding of outcome assessor?	Unclear risk	Assessments completed at the same time as the training
Intention to treat analysis?	Unclear risk	Not stated; no drop‐outs
Baseline similarity	Unclear risk	Participants not separated into different groups