Table 1 Inclusion/Exclusion criteria according to PICOS model
Include | Exclude | |
|---|---|---|
Population | Persons with average age between 40.0 and 70.0 in post-stroke condition. | Persons younger than 40.0 or older than 70.0 years of age on group average |
Persons with other/comorbid neurological conditions | ||
Intervention(s) | CCT or tDCS with additional rehabilitation treatment | Combined application of CCT and tDCS |
Comparison | Control group as conventional CR techniques or other restorative interventions or sham condition (for tDCS) or passive/waiting list control | Control group as healthy control or having neurological conditions other than stroke. |
tDCS control group receiving CCT/CACR. | ||
Outcomes | At least one outcome falls in the group of the following measures: Digit Span Forward Task, Digit Span Backward Task, Visual Span Task, Corsi Block Tapping Task | None |
Study designs | Studies including pre or/and post-intervention data | Not randomized and/or controlled studies |
Randomized and controlled studies, pilot studies were acceptable | ||
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria of publication characteristics | ||
Include | Exclude | |
Publication types | Primary empirical studies | Non primary empirical studies including opinions, discussions or editorials |
Published or in-press studies | ||
Working papers of empirical studies | Reviews, meta-analyses. | |
Years of publication | 2000 - | Studies before 2000 |
Language | English language | Non-English language |