Study design | Randomised controlled trial (controlled trial) |
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Report characteristics | Full article Publication date January 1987 to July 2017 |
Participants | Adult humans and any of the following: |
• Severe stroke (measured using a recognised stroke-specific health measure, disability measure, functional measure) • Stroke with stroke severity subsets reported (at least 2 subsets with 1 subset identified as severe stroke) | |
Interventions | Any of the following: |
• Passive intervention (e.g. positioning, stretching programme, manual technique) • Active rehabilitation task (e.g. active or strengthening exercise, functional task practice) • Adjunctive therapies (e.g. electrical stimulation, treadmill training, robotics) • Aid or equipment (e.g. splint, wheelchair) • Environmental adaptation • Training and education (to carers or other health-care professionals) | |
Provided by any of the following: | |
• Physiotherapist, occupational therapist, nurse • Support or assistant staff of the above professions • Paid or unpaid carer | |
Comparator | Any of the following: |
• Any rehabilitation intervention • No intervention • Usual care | |
Outcomes | Any of the following: |
• Measure of body function, activity or participation • Immobility-related complication (any of the following): contracture, pressure sore, spasticity, chest infection, urinary tract infection, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, fall, pain, shoulder pain, fatigue, depression Include outcomes measured by direct observation by health-care professionals as well as proxy reports by carers/patients |