Mudge 2009a.
Methods | RCT Mobility‐related CCT versus education or social groups | |
Participants | 58 participants (Group 1 = 31, Group 2 = 27), mean 4.9 years post‐stroke, mean age 69.1 years, able to walk 10 m independently with or without gait aid | |
Interventions | Intervention: mobility CCT, 15 2‐min workstations including walking, standing balance and strengthening; 50‐60 min 3 times/week for 4 weeks Comparison: 4 social and 4 educational sessions; duration not specified, twice a week for 4 weeks Staff:participant ratio: 3:9 |
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Outcomes | Gait speed, 6mWT, RMI, ABC, steps per day using activity monitor, PADS | |
Notes | Repetitions and details about exercise intensity recorded each station | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Computer‐generated random numbers |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Person independent of the study matched the participants to the codes |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Unmasking occurred for 3 out of 58 participants (5%) |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | 2 lost before randomisation, 3 withdrew before post‐intervention assessment and a further 5 lost before follow‐up assessment; losses balanced across groups Intention‐to‐treat analysis undertaken with imputation of missing data using carry forward method |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No protocol available |
Other bias | Low risk | Adequate sample size |