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. 2017 May 10;2017(5):CD006185. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006185.pub4

Kyung 2008.

Methods RCT
 Method of randomisation: unclear
 Blinding of outcome assessors: unclear
 Adverse events: unclear
 Deaths: unclear
 Dropouts: 3 (2 in experimental group, 1 in control group)
 ITT analysis: unclear
Participants Country: Republic of Korea
 35 participants (18 in treatment group, 17 in control group)
 10 participants in the experimental group and 7 participants in the control group were ambulatory at start of study
 Mean age: not stated
 Inclusion criteria: not stated
 Exclusion criteria: not stated
Interventions 2 arms:
  • Robotic training (Lokomat), 30 minutes, 3 times a week for 4 weeks

  • Conventional physiotherapy, received equal time and sessions of conventional gait training

Outcomes Outcomes were recorded at baseline and after training
  • FAC

  • Modified Motor Assessment Scale

  • Gait speed

  • Isometric torque

  • Fugl‐Meyer Assessment

  • Motricity Index

  • Ashworth Scale

Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Unclear
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Method neither described nor stated.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Unclear
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Unclear