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. 2015 Sep 13;2015(9):CD007830. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007830.pub4

2. Characteristics of control group in studies.

Study ID active treatment no interventions gait training control group
Bello 2013 yes   yes overground gait training, 3 times a week for 5 weeks (72 min a week)
Cakit 2007   yes   not described further
Canning 2012 yes     usual care including advice to maintain usual physical activity levels
Carda 2012 yes   yes robotic gait training, 3 times a week for 4 weeks (120 min a week)
Chaiwanichsiri 2011 yes   yes home walking program, 6 times a week for 4 weeks (180 min a week)
Fisher 2008 yes   1 (2) low‐intensity group: general or traditional physiotherapy, for 24 sessions in 8 weeks (3) zero‐intensity (no‐exercise) group: six 1 hour education class over 8 weeks
Frazzitta 2009 yes   1 traditional rehabilitation with visual and auditory cues, 7 times a week for 4 weeks (140 min a week)
Harro 2014 yes   yes 6 weeks rhythmic auditory‐cueing with incremental speed increases in small groups of five participants, 30 minutes a session, not described how often a week
Kurtais 2008   yes   not further described by the authors
Miyai 2000 yes     4 weeks conventional physiotherapy, 45 minutes a day, 3 days a week
Miyai 2002 yes     4 weeks conventional physiotherapy, 45 minutes a day, 3 days a week, with a total of 12 sessions
Nadeau 2013 yes     low exercise intensity training in seated position, 3 times a week for 24 weeks (180 min a week)
Picelli 2013 yes   yes 3 arms:(1) robotic gait training group, twelve, 45‐min sessions, three days a week for 4 consecutive weeks (3) Physical Therapy group, twelve, 45‐min sessions, three days a week for 4 consecutive weeks
Pohl 2003 yes   yes 4 arms(3) physiotherapy group: 1 session physiotherapy including gait training, 30 minutes (4) control group: resting in a chair for 30 minutes
Protas 2005   yes   no training
Sale 2013 yes   yes robot‐assisted gait training (device: G‐EO), 5 times a week for 4 weeks (225 min a week)
Shulman 2013 yes     stretching and resistance training, 3 times a week for 12 weeks (duration of sessions not described)
Yang 2010 yes     conventional therapy, 3 times a week for 4 weeks (90 min a week)