| Methods |
RCT with no treatment control group
Participants were randomised to groups using a random numbers table and 4‐length permuted blocks
Exp = 85; Ctl = 85
Participants and treating therapists were not blind
Evaluator was blind at 0 and 3 months, not blind for 6 and 9 months |
| Participants |
Number of participants = 170
50+ years
Stroke > 1 year ago
Mobility problems (slow speed, needed assistive device, having fallen within past 3 months, unable to manage stairs independently)
Excluded patients with dementia, other gait problems, severe comorbidities, PT in past 6 months
Living at home |
| Interventions |
Variable, at least 3 visits, up to 13 weeks
Community PT
Problem‐solving approach
Main interventions were gait re‐education, therapeutic exercise, functional exercise, balance re‐education
The control group got no treatment
Interventions and outcome measures done in the participants' homes |
| Outcomes |
Gait speed (10 metres)
RMI
BI ‐ locomotion score
Outcomes measured at 0, 3, 6, 9 months |
| Notes |
Did extensive assessment at baseline
Intervention varied by participant
Bradford, UK |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Low risk |
A ‐ Adequate |
