Wall 1987.

Methods	RCT with 4 groups Randomly assigned to 1 of 4 groups for 6 months + 3‐month follow up A = 5; B = 5; C = 5; Control = 5 Does not report if participants, treating therapists, or evaluators were blind
Participants	Number of participants = 20 45 to 70 years Stroke > 18 months < 10 years Participants excluded if serious or unstable medial conditions, cognitive disturbances, incontinence Had to be able to walk with or without cane
Interventions	2 sessions per week for 6 months; 1 hour per session A: both exercise sessions at PT clinic, with physical therapist B: both exercise sessions at home C: 1 exercise session at PT clinic, one at home D: No treatment control group Series of 10 exercises that were progressed at each month (easiest dropped, harder one added) Exercises were designed to improve the gait pattern by increasing the ability of the participant to transfer weight through the hemiplegic limb Also designed to increase the time spent on the affected limb in single support
Outcomes	Gait speed (normalised to stature) Outcomes measured at baseline, monthly for months 1 to 9
Notes	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment?	Unclear risk	B ‐ Unclear