Kwon 2012.
Methods | RCT | |
Participants | Recruited from a hospital in Korea 26 participants: 13 intervention, 13 control Inclusion criteria: adults within 3 months of stroke with the capacity to understand and follow simple instructions. Able to grasp and release affected hand, with manual muscle test ≥ grade 3. Able to maintain standing or sitting position independently and no visual deficit Exclusion criteria: failure to meet above criteria Mean (SD) age: intervention group 57.15 (15.42) years, control group 57.92 (12.32) years Timing post stroke: intervention group mean (SD) 24.69 (15.59) d, control group 23.92 (20.70) d |
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Interventions | VR intervention: conventional therapy plus additional therapy time using IREX Control intervention: conventional therapy alone Sessions were 30 min, 5 d/week for 4 weeks |
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Outcomes | Outcomes recorded at baseline and post‐intervention Upper limb function outcomes: Fugl Meyer, Manual Function Test Activity limitation outcomes: Korean Modified Barthel |
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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 | Low risk | Blinded to allocation |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not reported in adequate detail to make judgement |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Protocol not available |