Comparison 1.

Electromechanical and robotic assisted training versus all other intervention

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Activities of daily living at the end of intervention phase	18	717	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.37 [0.11, 0.64]
2 Activities of daily living at the end of intervention phase: subgroup analysis comparing acute and chronic phase	18		Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 Participants treated in the acute and subacute phase of their stroke (within 3 months)	8	320	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.53 [0.09, 0.96]
2.2 Participants treated in the chronic phase (more than 3 months)	10	397	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.66 [‐0.17, 1.49]
3 Arm function at the end of intervention phase	31	1078	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.35 [0.18, 0.51]
4 Arm muscle strength at the end of intervention phase	16	568	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.36 [0.01, 0.70]
5 Acceptability: drop‐outs during intervention period	34	1160	Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.00 [‐0.02, 0.03]