Table 1.

Characteristics of the Studies in the Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Author/YearResearch DesignSample Size (T/C)Age RangeSubject TypeIntervention Design (T/C)Exercise PrescriptionEvaluation Tools/Content
Holmgren,201025RCT15/16≥55stroke patientHIIT/control group60 minutes/times, 7/week, 5 weeksSF-36
Munari, 201826RCT8/718 to 75stroke patientHIIT/control group60 minutes/times, 3/week, 12 weeksSIS
Sandberg,201627RCT29/27≥50stroke patientHIIT/control group60 minutes/times, 2/week, 12 weeksEQ-5 Days
Immink, 201428RCT12/1332 to 85stroke patientMBT/control group130 minutes/times, 1/week, 10 weeksSIS
Kim, 201529RCT11/1153.45 ± 11.54stroke patientMBT/control group40 minutes/times, 3/week, 6 weeksSF-36
Schmid, 201230RCT37/1060.2 ± 8.9stroke patientMBT/AET60 minutes/times, 2/week, 8 weeksSS-QOL
Song, 202131RCT16/1857.18 ± 10.65stroke patientMBT/control group40 minutes/times, 2/week, 12 weeksSS-QOL
Surbala, 201332RCT12/1157 ± 5.2stroke patientMBT/control group45 minutes/times, 3/week, 8 weeksSS-QOL
Yuen, 202116RCT29/2963.1 ± 10.6stroke patientMBT/control group50 minutes/times, 3/week, 8 weeksSS-QOL
Zhao, 202233RCT11/1562.98 ± 10.85stroke patientMBT/control group40 minutes/times, 2/week, 12 weeksSS-QOL
Matsumoto, 201634RCT60/6062.4 ± 10.7stroke patientUE/control group40 minutes/times, 2/week, 8 weeksSF-36
Park, 201035RCT10/1051.80 ± 14.46stroke patientUE/control group30 minutes/times, 4/ week, 6 weeksSF-8
Cano-Mañas, 202036RCT23/2565.68 ± 10.39stroke patientVRT/control group35 minutes/times, 3/week, 8 weeksEQ-5 Days
De Rooij, 202137RCT28/2457 to 70stroke patientVRT/AET30 minutes/times, 2/week, 6 weeksSS-QOL
Park, 202338RCT20/2062.5 ± 4.7stroke patientVRT/control group30 minutes/times, 5/week, 8 weeksSS-QOL
Rodríguez-Hernández, 202139RCT23/2062.6 ± 13.5stroke patientVRT/control group50 minutes/times, 5/week, 3 weeksEQ-5 Days
Zheng, 201540RCT58/5465.4 ± 13.5stroke patientVRT/control group30 minutes/times, 6/week, 4 weeksSF-36
Chen, 201541RCT16/1567.16 ± 11.9stroke patientRT/control group30 minutes/times, 5/week, 4 weeksSF-36
Aidar, 201642RCT11/1151.7 ± 8.0stroke patientRT/control group45 minutes/times, 3/week, 12 weeksSF-36
Gordon, 201343RCT64/6464.9 ± 11.1stroke patientAET/control group40 minutes/times, 3/week, 12 weeksSF-36
Hyun, 202144RCT15/1561.47 ± 11.08stroke patientAET/VRT30 minutes/times, 3/week, 8 weeksSS-QOL
Langhammer, 200845RCT32/3271.4 ± 13.5stroke patientAET/control group40 minutes/times, 1/week, 12 weeksSS-QOL
Mayo, 201346RCT44/4367.7 ± 14.4stroke patientAET/control group30 minutes/times, 2/week, 12 weeksSS-QOL
Park, 201747RCT13/1365.68 ± 10.39stroke patientAET/control group40 minutes/times, 3/week, 4 weeksSS-QOL
Studenski, 200548RCT40/4074.0 ± 10.4stroke patientAET/control group40 minutes/times, 3/week, 12 weeksSIS
  • Notes: Intervention Group (T); Control Group (C); Randomized controlled trial (RCT); High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT); Mind-Body Training/control group (MBT); Underwater Exercise (UE); Virtual Reality Training (VRT); Resistance Training (RT); Aerobic Exercise Training (AET); Mental Component Scale (SF-36); European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions (EQ-5 Days); Stroke-specific Quality of Life (SS-QOL); Stroke Impact Scale (SIS); SF-8 health survey.