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

Kim 2012a.

Methods RCT
Participants Recruited from an inpatient setting in Korea
20 participants: 10 intervention, 10 control
Inclusion criteria: > 6 months post diagnosis of stroke. Score of ≥ 19/30 on the MMSE. Able to maintain upright posture without any assistance
Exclusion criteria: orthopaedic surgery, history of arthritis, hand or upper limb pain, epilepsy, psychiatric illnesses
Mean age: not reported
Timing post stroke: intervention group mean (SD) 12.6 (7.12) months, control group 12.85 (6.06) months
Interventions VR intervention: Nintendo Wii Sports (boxing and tennis)
Control intervention: no intervention
Sessions were 30 min, 3 times/week for 3 weeks
Outcomes Outcomes recorded at baseline and post intervention
Gait outcomes: postural assessment scale
Global motor function outcomes: modified Motor Assessment Scale
Activity limitation outcomes: Functional Independence Measure
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Not reported
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not reported
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not reported
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not reported in adequate detail to make judgement
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk No access to protocol