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. 2013 Sep 10;2013(9):CD002817. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002817.pub4

Talakad 2011.

Methods Parallel group design.
Method of randomisation not stated.
Method of analysis not described.
Treated for 8 hours over 4 weeks.
Assessed at baseline and after 4 weeks of intervention.
Not stated whether assessors were blinded.
Participants 60 participants were randomised into this trial. Dropouts were not described.
Baseline characteristics of participants were not stated.
Eligibility criteria not stated.
Interventions Conventional gait training (CGT).
Partial weight supported treadmill training: 20% unweighting.
Control: no specific intervention.
Drug therapy not described.
Outcomes Dynamic posturography.
UPDRS.
Beat‐to‐beat finger blood pressure.
Notes Abstract only.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Eligibility Criteria Unclear risk Eligibility criteria not stated.
Randomisation Method Unclear risk Method of randomisation not stated.
Concealment of Allocation Unclear risk Method of randomisation not stated.
Similarity at Baseline Unclear risk Baseline characteristics not stated.
Withdrawals Described Unclear risk Dropouts not described.
Intention To Treat Analysis Unclear risk Method of analysis not stated.
Cointerventions Constant Unclear risk Drug therapy not described.
Blinded Assessors Unclear risk Not stated whether assessors were blinded.