Study	Reason for exclusion
Altschuler 1998	All groups received bilateral training Intervention of interest was method of completing bilateral training (mirror or transparent plastic)
Barnes 2006	Bilateral training but not RCT
Cauraugh 2003b	All groups received bilateral training Intervention of interest was active neuromuscular stimulation
Cauraugh 2009	Bilateral training completed in 2 groups; however, both groups also received neuromuscular stimulation and only difference between groups was load added to unimpaired arm or not Control group did not receive bilateral training or neuromuscular stimulation
Chan 2009	Both groups received bilateral training Intervention of interest was functional electric stimulation
Chang 2007	Bilateral training but completed with assistive technology
Cunningham 2002	Bilateral training but not RCT
Dohle 2009	All groups received a form of bilateral training Intervention of intervention was mirror therapy (mirror in situ or not while both limbs moved)
Garry 2005	Bilateral training but not RCT
Hesse 2003	Bilateral training but completed with assistive technology
Hesse 2005	Bilateral training but completed with assistive technology
Hesse 2008	Bilateral training but completed with assistive technology
Lewis 2004a	Bilateral training but not RCT
Lewis 2004b	Randomised order trial of bilateral training but no relevant outcomes
Lum 2002	Bilateral training but completed with assistive technology
McCombe Waller 2004	Bilateral training but not RCT
McCombe Waller 2005	Bilateral training but not RCT
McCombe Waller 2006	Bilateral training but not RCT
Messier 2005	Bilateral training but not RCT
Messier 2006	Bilateral training but not RCT
Mudie 1996	Bilateral training but not RCT
Mudie 2000	Bilateral training but not RCT
Richards 2008	Bilateral training but not RCT
Rose 2004	Bilateral training but not RCT
Rose 2005	Bilateral training but not RCT
Stevens 2004	Bilateral training but not RCT
Stinear 2004	Bilateral training, however unaffected arm assisted hemiplegic arm using a device (assistive technology)
Stinear 2008	Bilateral training, however unaffected arm assisted hemiplegic arm using a device (assistive technology)
Tijs 2006	Bilateral training but not RCT
Whitall 2000	Bilateral training but not RCT
Yavuzer 2008	Both groups completed a form of bilateral training Intervention of interest was mirror therapy (mirror in situ or not) During session patients were asked to try and attempt the same movements with the paretic had while moving non‐paretic hand

RCT: randomised controlled trial