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

Moore 2015.

Methods RCT
Mobility CCT vs home stretching (matched duration)
Participants 40 participants (intervention = 20, comparison = 20), mean time since stroke 1.5 years, mean age 69 years, able to complete 6mWT with or without gait aid
Interventions Intervention: mobility CCT based on FAME programme including warm‐up, stretching, functional strengthening, balance, agility & fitness, cool down; 45‐60 minutes, 3 times/week for 19 weeks
Comparison: home stretching programme of matched duration; 45 to 60 minutes 3 times/week for 19 weeks
Staff:participant ratio: not reported
Outcomes 6mWT, gait speed, BBS, SIS (physical), VO2 peak, peak work rate, Addenbrook's Cognitive Examination (revised, ACE‐r), blood cholesterol, 2‐hour glucose, HOMA index, blood pressure, BMI, fat mass, brain physiology (cerebral blood flow)
Notes Adverse events reported, not actual therapy time delivered
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk "A computerized random number generator was used to allocate treatment by an independent administrator after screening."
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk "… the administrator was telephoned for the next number in the sequence to enable participant randomisation."
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Single‐blind RCT
No mention of blinding participants or personnel. It would be unlikely that study participants and staff were blinded due to the nature of the trial. Unlikely to influence outcomes
Assessors were blinded
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk States participants performed "… > 90% of outcome assessments and exercise sessions." Although these were not defined
All participants completed the intervention, none lost to follow‐up
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk No protocol available
Other bias Low risk No other sources of bias evident