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Flansbjer 2008 (Continued)<br />

Allocation concealment (selection bias) High risk Non-sealed envelopes<br />

Glasser 1986<br />

Methods Design: randomised trial of cardiorespiratory <strong>training</strong> plus % usual care versus usual care<br />

- during usual care<br />

Randomisation: unknown<br />

Allocation concealment: unknown<br />

Blinding: unknown<br />

Intention-to-treat: no withdrawals<br />

Measurements: end of intervention (10 weeks)<br />

Withdrawals: none<br />

Participants Randomised: 20 participants<br />

Intervention: 10 participants; 4 males and 6 females<br />

Control: 10 participants; 6 males and 4 females<br />

All participants age 40 to 75 years and were 3 to 6 months post-<strong>stroke</strong>; all participants<br />

exhibited hemiparesis with upper and lower extremity motor dysfunction; some showed<br />

sensory deficits and mild expressive or receptive aphasia<br />

Inclusion criteria: unknown<br />

Exclusion criteria: unknown<br />

Interventions Intervention: cardiorespiratory <strong>training</strong>: isokinetic ergometer (Kinetron) <strong>training</strong> twice a<br />

day 5 days per week <strong>for</strong> 10 weeks; the intensity was maintained at 50 to 100 psi and duration<br />

of each session progressed from 10 to 30 minutes over the first 5 weeks<br />

Control: therapeutic exercise and gait <strong>training</strong> 1 hour per session 2 sessions per day, 5 days<br />

per week <strong>for</strong> 5 weeks<br />

Setting: physical therapy department<br />

Outcomes Included outcomes: gait speed maximal (6 metres)<br />

Other outcomes: FAPS<br />

Notes<br />

Risk of bias<br />

Bias Authors’ judgement Support <strong>for</strong> judgement<br />

Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not reported<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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