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

Bello 2013.

Methods Randomised controlled trial
 Method of randomisation: not described
 Blinding of outcome assessors: not described
 Adverse events: not described
 Deaths: not described
 Drop‐outs: not stated
 ITT: not stated
Participants Country: Spain
 22 patients (11 in treatment group, 11 in control group)
 Ambulatory at study onset: yes
 Mean age:
58 to 59 years (control and treatment group respectively)
Inclusion criteria: being able to walk for 10 min without stopping, walking aids or assistance (on medication)
 Exclusion criteria: history of neurological conditions other than PD, orthopedic, or visual disturbances which affected walking ability and signs of cardiovascular or autonomic dysfunction
Interventions 2 arms:
 (1) control group used overground gait training, 3 times a week for 5 weeks (72 min a week)
 (2) experimental group received treadmill training without BWS, 3 times a week for 5 weeks (72 min a week)
Outcomes Outcomes were recorded at baseline and at the end of intervention phase
 Unified Parkinson’s Disease Ranking Scale (UPDRS) Motor Score
 Measures of timed gait (walking speed, cadence, stride length) at preferred and at maximal speed
 Timed Up‐and‐Go test (TUG)
 Posturography
 Knee extensor muscle strength
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk method of sequence generation not described by the authors
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk method not described by the authors
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk blinding not described by the authors
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk no missing outcome data described