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. 2021 Oct 25;2021(10):CD012612. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012612.pub2

1. Intervention regimens by study.

Study Minutes per session Session frequency Duration of rehabilitation
Abdullahi 2018 Not controlled
(control received half the number of repetitions to the intervention group)
5 days per week 4 weeks
Ada 2013  30 3 × weekly  8 weeks (control)
16 weeks (intervention)
Burgar 2011  60 Up to 15 over 3 weeks (control)
Up to 30 over 3 weeks (intervention)
 3 weeks
Cooke 2010b 23 (control)
57.5 (intervention)
4 days per week 6 weeks
Donaldson 2009 6.4 (control)
36.4 (intervention)
4 days per week 6 weeks
Dromerick 2009 120 (control)
180 (intervention)
5 days per week 2 weeks
English 2015 Up to 90 5 days per week (control)
7 days per week (intervention) 4 weeks
GAPS 2004 35 (control)
63 (intervention)
5 days per week Uncontrolled
Han 2013a 60 (control) 
120 (intervention 1)
180 (intervention 2)
5 days per week 6 weeks
Hsieh 2012 Not controlled
(control received half the number of repetitions to the intervention group)
5 days per week 4 weeks
Hsu 2010 30 (control)
60 (intervention)
5 days per week 4 weeks
Hunter 2011a 30 (control)
60 (intervention 1)
120 (intervention 2)
7 days per week 2 weeks
 
Kowalczewski 2007 60  1 day per week (control)
5 days per week (intervention)
3–4 weeks
Lang 2016a 25.5 (control)
37.5 (intervention 1)
49.3 (intervention 2)
54.7 (intervention 3)
4 days per week 8 weeks (control, intervention 1 and 2)
9 weeks (median – intervention group 3)
Lincoln 1999 30–45 (control)
54–69 (intervention)
5 days per week
  5 weeks
 
Page 2012a 30 (control)
60 (intervention 1)
120 (intervention 2)
5 days per week 8 weeks
Partridge 2000 30 (control)
60 (intervention)
5 days per week
  Uncontrolled
 
Smith 1981 3 half‐days
4 full days
3 days per week (control)
4 days per week (intervention)
Up to 6 months
Tong 2019 < 90 (control)
> 180 (intervention)
7 days per week 10–14 days
Wang 2004 40 (control)
40 (intervention)
2 sessions per day, 5 days per week in the first month, 3 days per week thereafter (control)
2 sessions per day, 5 days per week in the first month, 1 or 2 sessions per day, 5 days per week thereafter (intervention)
6 months
Winstein 2019a 60 (control)
120 (intervention 1)
240 (intervention 2)
5 days per week (for 1 week in every month) 3 months