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| Methods | Method: randomised cross‐over trial Number of dropouts: not described Number of adverse effects: none Deaths: none ITT: yes, all participants completed the study |
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| Participants | Country: Republic of Korea Sample size: 15 people with stroke and neglect Baseline characteristics: 10 men and 5 women; mean age (SD): 62 (9) years; time since stroke (range) 29‐99 days; right‐hemispheric stroke; right‐handed Inclusion criteria: not explicitly described; written informed consent Exclusion criteria: metal in the head or skin lesions in the electrode area; uncontrolled medical problems; severe cognitive impairments |
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| Interventions | Each participant underwent one of the following conditions
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| Outcomes | Outcomes were measured at baseline and at the end of intervention period
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| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Quote: "All of patients participated in both anodal and sham DC brain polarization with counterbalanced and randomized order and 48 hour interval between two sessions" |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described by the authors |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) Subjective outcome measures | Low risk | There were no subjective outcome measures |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) Objective outcome measures | Unclear risk | Participants were blinded, whereas blinding of personnel was not stated; however the review authors judge that the outcome measurement is not likely to be influenced by lack of blinding |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) Subjective outcome measures | Low risk | There were no subjective outcome measures |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) Objective outcome measures | Unclear risk | Not described by the authors |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) Subjective outcome measures | Low risk | There were no subjective outcome measures |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) Objective outcome measures | Low risk | All participants apparently completed the study. No treatment withdrawals, no losses to follow‐up, no trial group changes and no major adverse events were stated |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | All outcomes reported in the methods section reported |