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. 2017 Jun 2;2017(6):CD007513. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007513.pub3

Marsden 2010.

Methods RCT cross‐over design
Mobility‐related CCT plus education versus wait list control
Participants 26 participants (Group 1 = 12, Group 2 = 14), mean 2.5 years post‐stroke, mean age 71.7 years, clinical diagnosis of stroke
Interventions Intervention: mobility‐related CCT, 10 x 5‐min workstations consisting of sit to stand, reaching, standing balance, walking figure 8, stationary bike; 1 h exercise and 1 h education, once a week for 7 weeks
 Comparison: wait list control
Staff:participant ratio: 1:3
Outcomes 6mWT, TUG, Short‐form 36 (physical), Carer Strain Index
Notes Only first comparison (pre‐cross over) included
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Toss of a coin by a team member
Allocation concealment (selection bias) High risk Team member responsible for allocation
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk No mention of blinding of staff or participants, however unlikely due to nature of trial. Unlikely to influence outcomes
Primary outcomes assessor blinded
Secondary outcome assessors not blinded. Only secondary outcomes used in the meta‐analysis
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Intention‐to‐treat. "… but no values were imputed for survivors or carers who did not attend an assessment session."
Only 1 loss to follow‐up (hospitalisation) for intervention group. Figure 1 flow diagram
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk No protocol available
Other bias Low risk No other sources of bias evident