Jung 2012.
Methods | RCT | |
Participants | Recruited from outpatient community centre in Korea 21 participants: 11 intervention, 10 control Inclusion criteria: participants within 6 months after first stroke with a history of falling. Able to walk independently for > 30 min with no cognitive impairment, Brunnstrom Stage > 4 and no cardiovascular, orthopaedic or other neurological conditions that may interfere with study procedures Exclusion criteria: not reported Mean (SD) age: intervention group 60.5 (8.6) years, control group 63.6 (5.1) years 62% men Stroke details: 52% right‐sided hemiparesis Timing post stroke: intervention group mean (SD) 12.6 (3.3) months, control group 15.4 (4.7) months |
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Interventions | VR intervention: treadmill training while viewing a virtual scene through a head‐mounted device. The VR program simulated a park stroll Control intervention: treadmill training without the VR program Sessions were 30 min/d, 5 times a week for 3 weeks (approximately 7.5 h total) |
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Outcomes | Outcomes recorded at baseline and post‐intervention Gait outcomes: Timed Up and Go Test Other outcomes: Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Drawing lots |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Blinded assessment |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Unclear |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Unclear |