Husemann 2007

Methods	RCT Method of randomisation: opaque envelopes, stratified by side of paresis and etiology Blinding of outcome assessors: yes Adverse events: 2 (1 in experimental group, 1 in control group) Deaths: none Drop‐outs: 2 (1 in experimental group, 1 in control group) ITT analysis: not provided for all drop‐outs
Participants	Country: Germany 32 participants (17 in treatment group, 15 in control group) Non‐ambulatory at start of study Mean age: not provided by the authors Inclusion criteria: not provided by the authors Exclusion criteria: not provided by the authors
Interventions	2 arms: Robotic gait trainer (Lokomat), 30 minutes per weekday for 4 weeks Conventional physiotherapy, 30 minutes per day for 4 weeks Both groups received additional 30 minutes of physiotherapy daily
Outcomes	Outcomes were recorded at baseline and after 4 weeks FAC
Notes	Published and unpublished data, provided by the authors
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Low risk	Random numbers generated by a computer program, block randomisation
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Low risk	Sealed opaque envelopes
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	Low risk	Evaluating therapist blinded for group allocation
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Insufficient reporting of attrition/exclusions to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’