Physical fitness training for stroke patients (Review) - Update Software
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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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