| Methods |
RCT with placebo group (upper extremity functional tasks)
Randomised after pairing by gait speed
Exp = 6; Ctl = 6
Participants were not blind, but did not know the purpose of the study
Treating therapists were not blind
Evaluators may have been aware of assignment as they inadvertently viewed one training session |
| Participants |
Number of participants = 12
50 to 74 years
Stroke > 6 months
First stroke
Hemiplegia
Able to walk 10 metres with or without assistive device
Live in community |
| Interventions |
3 sessions per week for 4 weeks; 1 hour per session
Group exercise class (3 participants per physical therapist)
Circuit programme
Strengthen leg muscles and practice locomotor tasks
The control group did the same but with upper extremity circuit training exercises
Both groups did intervention in rehabilitation centre |
| Outcomes |
Gait speed (10 metres)
6MWT
TUG
Outcomes measured at baseline, immediately after intervention (4 weeks), and 2 months after the end of the intervention |
| Notes |
Quebec |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Low risk |
A ‐ Adequate |
