Van Nunen 2012

Methods	RCT Method of randomisation: stated as block randomisation Blinding of outcome assessors: no Adverse events: none described Deaths: none Drop‐outs: none ITT: unknown
Participants	Country: Hong Kong, China 50 participants (15 in treatment group A, 15 in treatment group B, 20 in control group) Non‐ambulatory at study onset (but baseline FAC ≧ 3: intervention group: 3 out of 16 , control group: 2 out of 14) Mean age: 53 years Inclusion criteria: unknown Exclusion criteria: unknown
Interventions	2 arms 8 weeks 2 times a week 60 minutes gait training with the Lokomat, 3 times a week 60 minutes overground gait training 8 weeks 5 times a week 60 minutes overground gait training without device
Outcomes	Outcomes were assessed at baseline and after 8 weeks: Walking speed FAC Berg Balance Scale Rivermead Mobility Index Fugl‐Meyer Leg Score
Notes	Published and unpublished data provided by the authors
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Unclear
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Low risk	A person not involved in the study was asked to draw one of the opaque envelopes in which group assignment was established each time a new participant entered the study
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	High risk	No
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Unclear