Van Nunen 2012.
| Methods | RCT Method of randomisation: stated as block randomisation Blinding of outcome assessors: no Adverse events: none described Deaths: none Dropouts: none ITT: unknown | |
| Participants | Country: Hong Kong, China
50 participants (30 in treatment group , 20 in control group)
Non‐ambulatory at study onset (intervention group: 3 , control group: 2 ) Mean age: 53 years Inclusion criteria: unknown Exclusion criteria: unknown |
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| Interventions | 2 arms
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| Outcomes | Outcomes were assessed at baseline and after 8 weeks:
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| Notes | Published and unpublished data provided by the authors. | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Unclear |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | A person not involved in the study was asked to draw 1 of the opaque envelopes inside which group assignment was established each time a new participant entered the study. |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | High risk | No |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Unclear |