Physical fitness training for stroke patients (Review) - Update Software
Physical fitness training for stroke patients (Review) - Update Software
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Duncan 1998<br />
Methods Design: randomised trial of mix <strong>training</strong> versus usual care - after usual care (outpatient)<br />
Randomisation mechanism: unknown; method: blocks of 10<br />
Allocation concealment: third-party involvement<br />
Blinding: unclear<br />
Intention-to-treat: yes<br />
Measurements: end of intervention (12 weeks)<br />
Withdrawals: none<br />
Participants Randomised: 20 participants<br />
Intervention: 10 participants; number of males and females unknown; age 67.3 years (SD<br />
9.6); 66 days post-<strong>stroke</strong><br />
Control: 10 participants; number of males and females unknown; age 67.8 years (SD 7.2)<br />
; 56 days post-<strong>stroke</strong><br />
Inclusion criteria: 30 to 90 days post-<strong>stroke</strong>; minimal/moderately impaired sensorimotor<br />
function; available to attend all <strong>training</strong> sessions; ambulatory with or without supervision<br />
or walking aids; living at home within 50 miles<br />
Exclusion criteria: medical condition which compromised outcome assessment or prevented<br />
<strong>fitness</strong> <strong>training</strong>; MMSE score < 18 or receptive aphasia<br />
Interventions Intervention: mixed <strong>training</strong>, per<strong>for</strong>med approximately 90 minutes/day 3 days/week <strong>for</strong><br />
12 weeks (8 weeks supervised 1:1 with therapist and 4 weeks alone), functional exercises<br />
comprising assistive/resistive exercise, balance exercises, upper limb functional activities,<br />
walking or cycling; apart from some resisted exercise the <strong>training</strong> intensity was not quantified<br />
Control: usual outpatient care, physical and occupational therapy as advised by the patient’s<br />
physician, averaging 44 minutes per day, 3.25 days per week <strong>for</strong> 12 weeks, therapeutic<br />
interventions were during home or outpatient visits and comprised balance <strong>training</strong> (60%)<br />
, strength <strong>training</strong> (40%), bimanual activities (50%) and facilitative exercise (30%); cardiorespiratory<br />
<strong>training</strong> was not provided (0%)<br />
Setting: home-based, therapist-supervised <strong>for</strong> first 8 weeks<br />
Outcomes Included outcomes: BI; Lawton Activities of Daily Living; gait endurance (6MWT); BBS;<br />
gait preferred speed (data lack variance measures)<br />
Other outcomes: SF-36 (non-standard pooling of data), Jebsen Hand Test; Fugl Meyer<br />
(upper and lower extremity)<br />
Notes<br />
Risk of bias<br />
Bias Authors’ judgement Support <strong>for</strong> judgement<br />
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Third-party involvement<br />
<strong>Physical</strong> <strong>fitness</strong> <strong>training</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>stroke</strong> <strong>patients</strong> (<strong>Review</strong>)<br />
Copyright © 2011 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<br />
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