Rehabilitation for balance impairment in patients after stroke: a protocol of a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Multiple rehabilitation therapies have been reported to be effective for poststroke balance impairment. However, the comparative effectiveness of these rehabilitation therapies is still unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study is to summarise evidence and identify the most effective rehabilitation therapy for poststroke balance impairment.

Methods and analysis

The following databases will be searched: China Biology Medicine, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan Fang Data, the Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database, Medline, Excerpt Medical Database (EMBASE), Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, from inception to June 2019. All randomised controlled trials that have used rehabilitation interventions to treat poststroke balance impairment wil

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661695 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature