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Circuit class therapy for improving mobility after stroke.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:Circuit class therapy (CCT) offers a supervised group forum for people after stroke to practise tasks, enabling increased practise time without increasing staffing. OBJECTIVES:To examine the effectiveness and safety of CCT on mobility in adults with stroke. SEARCH STRATEGY:We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched October 2009), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2009), MEDLINE (1950 to November 2008), EMBASE (1980 to November 2008), CINAHL (1982 to November 2008) and 14 other electronic databases (to November 2008). We also searched proceedings from relevant conferences, reference lists and unpublished theses; contacted authors of published trials and other experts in the field; and searched relevant clinical trials and research registers. SELECTION CRITERIA:Randomised or quasi-randomised controlled trials including people over 18 years old diagnosed with stroke of any severity, at any stage, or in any setting, receiving CCT. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS:Two review authors independently selected trials for inclusion, assessed methodological quality and extracted data. MAIN RESULTS:We included six trials involving 292 participants. Participants were long-term stroke survivors living in the community or receiving inpatient rehabilitation. All could walk 10 metres with or without assistance. Four studies measured walking capacity and three measured gait speed, demonstrating that CCT was superior to the comparison intervention (Six Minute Walk Test: mean difference (MD), fixed 76.57 metres, 95% confidence interval (CI) 38.44 to 114.70, P < 0.0001; gait speed: MD, fixed 0.12 m/s, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.24, P = 004). Two studies measured balance, showing a superior effect in favour of CCT (Step Test: MD, fixed 3.00 steps, 95% CI 0.08 to 5.91, P = 0.04; activities-specific balance and confidence: MD, fixed 7.76, 95% CI 0.66 to 14.87, P = 0.03). Studies also measured other balance items showing no difference in effect. Length of stay (two studies) showed a significant effect in favour of CCT (MD, fixed -19.73 days, 95% CI -35.43 to -4.04, P = 0.01). Only two studies measured adverse events (falls during therapy): all were minor. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS:CCT is safe and effective in improving mobility for people after moderate stroke and may reduce inpatient length of stay. Further research is required, investigating quality of life, participation and cost-benefits, that compares CCT to standard care and that also investigates the differential effects of stroke severity, latency and age.

journal_name

Cochrane Database Syst Rev

journal_title

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors

English C,Hillier SL

doi

10.1002/14651858.CD007513.pub2

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-07-07 00:00:00

pages

CD007513

issue

issn

1469-493X

pub_type

杂志文章,meta分析,评审

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Circuit class therapy for improving mobility after stroke.