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. 2017 Nov 20;2017(11):CD008349. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008349.pub4

Galvao 2015.

Methods RCT
Participants Recruited from a physiotherapy clinic in Brazil
27 participants: intervention 17, control 10
Inclusion criteria: stroke, hemiparesis, aged 30‐70 years
Exclusion criteria: failure to meet above criteria
Mean (SD) age: 55.06 (11.52) years, control 60.8 (10.83) years
Interventions VR intervention: exercises with the Nintendo Wii
Control intervention: conventional therapy
Sessions were 75 min for the Wii group and 60 min for the conventional therapy group and a total of 10 sessions were provided
Outcomes Outcomes were assessed post intervention
Fugl Meyer UL
Motor Activity Log
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Computer randomisation program
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Sequentially numbered, opaque, sealed envelopes
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Blinded
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Detail not reported
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Detail not reported