A Comparison of Three Common Rehabilitation Interventions Used to Improve Cardiovascular Fitness after Stroke: An Overview of the Literature

Table 1

Summary of the methodological quality of the included studies based on the PEDro scale ().

	Random allocation	Concealed allocation	Baseline similar	Subject blinding	Therapist blinding	Assessor blinding	Adequate follow-up	Intention-to-treat analysis	Between-group comparison	Point estimate	Total
Lura et al. [29]	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	4
Gama et al. [30]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
De Paul et al. [31]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8
Middleton et al. [32]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Combs-Miller et al. [33]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8
Lee et al. [34]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	6
Mackay-Lyons et al. [35]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8
Duncan et al. [36]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Dean et al. [37]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8
Schwartz et al. [38]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Franceschini et al. [39]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Hidler et al. [40]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
Mayr et al. [41]	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
Sullivan et al. [42]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Macko et al. [43]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	5
Ada et al. [44]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	7
Barbeau and Visintin [45]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	4
Duncan et al. [46]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	8
Pohl et al. [47]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	6
Laufer et al. [48]	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	5
De Cunha Filho et al. [49]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4
Nilsson et al. [50]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	7