Search methods
We searched the trials registers of the Cochrane Stroke Group (March 2010), the Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field (March
2010) and the Cochrane Rehabilitation and Related Therapies Field (March 2010); MEDLINE (1966 toMarch 2010); AMED (1985
to March 2010); EMBASE (1980 to March 2010); CINAHL (1982 to March 2010); the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)
(March 2010); and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library 2010, Issue 1). In an
effort to identify other published, unpublished and ongoing trials we planned to handsearch journals, searched ongoing trials registers,
reviewed reference lists, and contacted relevant professional organizations.