| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Adams 1999 | Not a RCT |
| BABY HUG 2011 | Not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| DREPAGREFFE 2019 | Not a RCT |
| Howard 2018 | Wrong intervention |
| Kawadler 2016 | systematic review |
| Kwiatkowski 2019 | Not a RCT |
| Manwani 2012 | Review |
| Misra 2017 | Wrong intervention & not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| NCT00004485 | Not a RCT |
| NCT00402480 | Not a RCT |
| NCT01801423 | Not a RCT |
| NCT01987908 | Wrong intervention & not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| NCT02114203 | Wrong intervention & not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| NCT02560935 | Not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| NCT02675790 | Not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| NCT02813850 | Wrong intervention & not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| NCT03128515 | Not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| NCT03401112 | Wrong intervention & not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| NCT03666806 | Not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| NCT03975894 | Not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| NCT03976180 | Wrong intervention & not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| NCT04084080 | Not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
| Steinberg 2010 | Not a RCT |
| Washington 2018 | Wrong intervention & not designed to assess SCI‐related outcomes |
RCT: randomised controlled trial