Table 3.
Types of interventions and mode of delivery.
| Studies | Types of “experiment” intervention | Classification of “experimented” intervention | Mode of delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison 1: Home-Based UL therapy to clinic-based therapy | |||
| Barzel et al. (36) | Home-CIMT | “No” tech | Exp grp: Hybrid Self-directed & Direct supervised Con grp: Direct supervised |
| Choudhury et al. (37) | Electrical stimulation | Tech-Assisted | Exp grp: Self-directed Con grp: Direct supervised |
| Cramer et al. (38) | Telerehabilitation | Tech-Assisted | Exp grp: Remote supervised Con grp: Direct supervised |
| Duncan et al. (17) | Therapeutic exercise | “No” tech | Both grps: Direct supervised |
| Hara et al. (41) | Electrical stimulation | Tech-Assisted | Exp grp: Self-directed Con grp: Direct supervised |
| Hsieh et al. (18) | Mirror therapy | “No” tech | Both grps: Direct supervised |
| Piron et al. (46) | Telerehabilitation | Tech-Assisted | Exp grp: Remote supervised Con grp: Direct supervised |
| Saadatnia et al. (9) | Virtual reality | Tech-Assisted | Exp grp: Hybrid Self-directed & Direct supervised Con grp: Direct supervised |
| Tariah et al. (51) | Home-CIMT | “No” tech | Exp grp: Hybrid Self-directed & Direct supervised Con grp: Direct supervised |
| Turton et al. (52) | Task-specific training | “No” tech | Exp grp: Hybrid Self-directed & Direct supervised Con grp: Direct supervised |
| Wei et al. (8) | Wearable device training | Tech-Assisted | Exp grp: Self-directed Con grp: Direct supervised |
| Comparison 2: Home-based UL therapy to no intervention | |||
| Standen et al. (47) | Virtual reality | Tech-Assisted | Exp grp: Self-directed Con grp: NA |
| Street et al. (48) | Music therapy | Tech-Assisted | Exp grp: Direct supervised Con grp: NA |
| Comparison 3: Home-Based technology to “no tech” intervention | |||
| Adie et al. (34) | Virtual reality | Tech-Assisted | Both grps: Self-directed |
| Ballester et al. (35) | Virtual reality | Tech-Assisted | Both grps: Self-directed |
| dos Santos-Fontes et al. (39) | Electrical stimulation | Tech-Assisted | Both grps: Self-directed |
| Emmerson et al. (40) | Virtual reality | Tech-Assisted | Exp grp: Remote supervised Con grp: Self-directed |
| Kimberly et al. (42) | Electrical stimulation | Tech-Assisted | Both grps: Self-directed |
| Mortenson et al. (43) | Electrical stimulation | Tech-Assisted | Both grps: Direct supervised |
| Nijenhuis et al. (45) | Robotics | Tech-Assisted | Both grps: Self-directed |
| Sullivan et al. (50) | Electrical stimulation | Tech-Assisted | Both grps: Self-directed |
| Wolf et al. (53) | Robotics | Tech-Assisted | Both grps: Self-directed |
| Zondervan et al. (55) | Virtual reality | Tech-Assisted | Both grps: Self-directed |
| Comparison 4: Two types of “no technology” home-based interventions | |||
| Michielsen et al. (44) | Mirror therapy | “No” tech | Both grps: Self-directed |
| Stinear et al. (49) | Mechanical device | “No” tech | Both grps: Self-directed |
| Zondervan et al. (54) | Mechanical device | “No” tech | Both grps: Self-directed |
Con, control; Exp, experiment; grp, group; tech, technology; NA, not applicable.