Heo 2015.

Methods	Participants were randomly allocated for radiographic inspection and treatment with or without kinesiotaping by drawing lots Blinding unknown
Participants	1 centre in Republic of Korea 44 participants 100% with dysphagia and stroke within 3 months of diagnosis Baseline characteristics similar
Interventions	Rx: kinesiotaping C: no kinesiotaping
Outcomes	Kinematic analysis of movement of the hyoid bone (movements measured in both horizontal and vertical sections) Angular variation of the epiglottis using human anatomy‐based co‐ordinates Swallow score: FDS
Notes	Exclusions: none
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Low risk	Participants randomly allocated by drawing lots
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Unclear
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Blinding unclear
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Unclear
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Unclear
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Unclear
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Low risk	All outcomes reported
Other bias	Low risk	None identified