Cochrane · systematic review · CD002840

Treadmill training and body weight support for walking after stroke

Mehrholz, J, Thomas, S, Elsner, B · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

Stroke2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed

SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.

Questions

current version

GRADE rated

No studies

Included studies

No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 71.4%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Current version only

Treadmill (with or without body weight support) versus other intervention for walking after stroke

Population: adults who had suffered a stroke and exhibited an abnormal gait pattern

CD002840.PUB4 (current) · 7 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Dropouts ‐ by end of treatment Numbers of dropouts and adverse events Treadmill (with or without body weight support) vs other intervention	no estimate extracted	56 studies · 3105 participants	Low
Walking speed (m/s) at end of treatment timed measures of gait Treadmill (with or without body weight support) vs other intervention	no estimate extracted	47 studies · 2323 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias
Walking speed (m/s) at end of treatment ‐ dependent in walking at start of treatment timed measures of gait Treadmill (with or without body weight support) vs other intervention	no estimate extracted	9 studies · 752 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias
Walking speed (m/s) at end of treatment ‐ independent in walking at start of treatment timed measures of gait Treadmill (with or without body weight support) vs other intervention	no estimate extracted	38 studies · 1571 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias
Walking endurance (m) at end of treatment timed measures of gait Treadmill (with or without body weight support) vs other intervention	no estimate extracted	28 studies · 1680 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias
Walking endurance (m) at end of treatment ‐ dependent in walking at start of treatment timed measures of gait Treadmill (with or without body weight support) vs other intervention	no estimate extracted	5 studies · 639 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias
Walking endurance (m) at end of treatment ‐ independent in walking at start of treatment timed measures of gait Treadmill (with or without body weight support) vs other intervention	no estimate extracted	23 studies · 1041 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias

Treadmill (with or without BWS) for walking after stroke

Population: patients with walking after stroke

CD002840.PUB3 · 6 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Walking speed (m/sec) at end of treatment phase Measures of timed gait	no estimate extracted	35 studies · 1891 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias
Walking speed (m/sec) at end of treatment phase ‐ dependent in walking at start of treatment Measures of timed gait	no estimate extracted	9 studies · 752 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias
Walking speed (m/sec) at end of treatment phase ‐ independent in walking at start of treatment Measures of timed gait	no estimate extracted	26 studies · 1139 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias
walking endurance (m) at the end of treatment Measures of timed gait	no estimate extracted	20 studies · 1388 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias
walking endurance (m) at the end of treatment ‐ dependent in walking at start of treatment Measures of timed gait	no estimate extracted	5 studies · 639 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias
walking endurance (m) at the end of treatment ‐ independent in walking at start of treatment Measures of timed gait	no estimate extracted	15 studies · 749 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias