Kim 2012
| Methods | RCT | |
| Participants | Recruited from an inpatient setting in Korea 20 participants: 10 intervention, 10 control Inclusion criteria: more than 6 months post diagnosis of stroke. Score of ≥ 19/30 on the Mini Mental State Examination. Able to maintain upright posture without any assistance Exclusion criteria: orthopaedic surgery, history of arthritis, hand or upper limb pain, epilepsy, psychiatric illnesses Mean age: not reported Timing post stroke: intervention group mean (SD) 12.6 (7.12) months, control group 12.85 (6.06) months |
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| Interventions | Virtual reality intervention: Nintendo Wii Sports (boxing and tennis) Control intervention: no intervention Sessions were 30 minutes, 3 times a week for 3 weeks |
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| Outcomes | Outcomes recorded at baseline and post‐intervention Gait outcomes: postural assessment scale Global motor function outcomes: modified Motor Assessment Scale Activity limitation outcomes: Functional Independence Measure |
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| Notes | — | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not reported |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not reported in adequate detail to make judgement |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No access to protocol |