Hunter 2011b.

Study characteristics
Methods	RCT Randomised (independent, concealed) to 4 groups. 3 groups received different amounts of the intervention and the 4th was a control group. For this Cochrane Review, we excluded the control group Stratified by clinical centre, severity of paresis, and spatial neglect
Participants	76 participants in 4 study groups. All participants were 8–84 days postevent Group 2: n = 18; mean age 73.3 years; 61% male Group 3: n = 19; mean age 72.9 years; 42% male Group 4: n = 20; mean age 72.5 years; 45% male Inpatient setting (or at home if discharged) in the UK
Interventions	The intervention was MTS of the forearm and hand. This intervention had specific components that could be adapted to individual presentation Group 2: up to 30 minutes a day of MTS Group 3: up to 60 minutes a day of MTS Group 4: up to 120 minutes a day of MTS The intervention was provided every working day for 14 days
Outcomes	Primary outcome: arm section of the Motricity Index Secondary outcome: ARAT Measurements were at baseline and end of intervention phase. Adverse events were monitored on each working day
Notes	Hunter 2011b reports the following pair‐wise comparison: group 2 (n = 9) vs group 4 (n = 20) Both the planned number of minutes and the actual number of minutes of therapy provided are recorded Paper reported change scores, but authors kindly provided raw data, so mean and SD could be calculated  Conflict of interest: no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship or publication of this article Funding:  the author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research or authorship (or both) of the article. Quote: "We are grateful to The Stroke Association for the provision of funding for this study.  The Stroke Association had no role in the design, conduction, or interpretation of the results of this study."