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. 2020 Nov 12;11:585765. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.585765

Table 1.

Study, participant, and exercise training characteristics of the 9 articles reviewed, grouped by training modality as resistance, aerobic, and combined exercise.

Study characteristics Participant characteristics Exercise training characteristics
Reference (Quality) n (Ex 1; Ex 2; Con) Age (y) Mean ± SD Condition Impairment level Time since diagnosis (y) Mean ± SD Duration (weeks) Frequency (x/week) Session length (min)
Resistance exercise (n = 5)
Liu et al., 2016 25; 0; 25 50.3 ± 11.5 Stroke Brunnstrom motor recovery stage: 3 0.3 ± 0.1 4 5 30
Sheikh et al., 2016 14; 0; 14 56.9 ± 12.3 Stroke Ashworth index: 2–5 3.0 ± 7.2 6 6 90
Kim et al., 2015 13; 0; 12 59.7 ± 9.4 Stroke Ashworth index: <2 0.6 ± 0.4 3 5 30–50
Sungkarat et al., 2011 17; 0; 18 53.0 ± 9.3 Stroke Orpington prognostic scale: 3.2–5.2 0.4 ± 0.4 3 5 60
Tung et al., 2010 16; 0; 16 51.9 ± 13.1 Stroke NR 3.3 ± 1.2 4 3 30–45
Aerobic exercise (n = 3)
Lewek et al., 2018 12; 14; 11 58.6 ± 12.2 Stroke NR 3.3 ± 2.9 18 sessions NR 30–35
e Silva et al., 2017 15; 0; 18 56.5 ± 10.0 Stroke NR 3.0 (1–7) [median (IQR)] 9 sessions NR 30
Escudero-Uribe et al., 2017 16; 14; 18 44 (range 22–62) MS EDSS: 1.5–4.5 8.6 ± 6.4 12 2 60–100
Combined exercise (n = 1)
Kim et al., 2017 18; 19; 17 63.2 ± 9.8 Stroke Brunnstrom motor recovery stage: 3-4 0.6 ± 0.3 5 2 45

Ex 1, experimental group 1; Ex 2, experimental group 2; Con, control group; NR, not reported; MS, multiple sclerosis; EDSS, expanded disability status scale.