Characteristics of the included trials
| Author, year, country | Setting | No of participants (phases of stroke) | Study type | Training (contents, frequency) | Control (standard care) | Outcomes |
| Yang et al,14 2008, Taiwan | Exercise laboratory | 24 (chronic) training: 12, control: 12 | Pilot RCT | Virtual reality-based treadmill training: scenarios comprised lane gait, street crossing, obstacles striding across and park stroll Intervention for 20 min/session, 3 sessions/ week for 3 weeks | Treadmill training without virtual reality | Gait speed (10MWT), community gait time, Walking Ability Questionnaire and ABC |
| Jeong et al,13 2016, Korea | Exercise laboratory | 30 (chronic) training: 15, control: 15 | Pilot RCT | Treadmill gait with obstacle crossing in real-life situations Intervention for 30 min/day, 5 times/week, for 4 weeks | Treadmill gait without obstacle crossing | 10MWT, 6MWT, BBS, TUG and ABC |
ABC, Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale; BBS, Berg Balance Scale; 6MWT, 6 min walk test; 10MWT, 10 m walk test; RCT, randomised controlled trial; TUG, Timed Up and Go test.