Ada 2013.

Study characteristics
Methods	RCT Consent Baseline testing of cohorts of 15 Stratification of walking speed organised into triplets and then randomised into group Assessment Intervention Assessment and retention
Participants	102 participants in 3 study arms Experimental group 1: n = 34; mean age 70 (SD 11) years; 71% male; 53% right‐sided weakness; mean chronicity 22 (SD 16) months  Experimental group 2: n = 34; mean age 64 (SD 12) years; 82% male; 41% right‐sided weakness; mean chronicity 20 (SD 15) months  All participants were within 5 years of their first stroke and had been discharged from formal rehabilitation Community setting in Australia
Interventions	The intervention was a treadmill and overground walking programme Experimental group 1: intervention provided for 30 minutes, 3 times per week for 16 weeks Experimental group 2: intervention provided for 30 minutes, 3 times per week for 8 weeks Control group: no intervention
Outcomes	6‐minute walk test 10 metre walk test EuroQol EQ‐5D‐5L Adelaide Activities Profile Walking Self‐Efficacy Scale Number of falls Measurements were taken at baseline, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and 12 months
Notes	Control group was excluded from analysis, as they received no intervention This study controlled the rehabilitation duration. The number of minutes per session and the frequency of sessions were the same for each group Conflict of interest: the authors declared there was no conflict of interest Funding:  Heart Foundation of Australia and the University of Sydney