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Female Participation Across Different Post-Stroke Motor Rehabilitation Interventions.

Lindsay Cameron1, Sarvenaz Mehrabi1, Cecilia Flores-Sandoval1

  • 1Lawson Research Institute at St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada.

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Female participation in stroke rehabilitation clinical trials varies by intervention type. Non-technological interventions showed higher female enrollment in upper and lower extremity (UE and LE) motor rehabilitation randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Area of Science:

  • Neurorehabilitation
  • Clinical Trials Methodology
  • Stroke Recovery

Background:

  • Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are crucial for evaluating stroke rehabilitation interventions.
  • Understanding participant demographics, such as sex, is vital for generalizability.
  • Previous research has not comprehensively examined female participation across different intervention types in stroke motor rehabilitation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and analyze female participation rates in upper extremity (UE) and lower extremity (LE) motor rehabilitation RCTs post-stroke.
  • To investigate the association between the type of intervention (technological vs. non-technological, pharmacological) and the level of female participation.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search of multiple databases (CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE, PsycINFO) for RCTs published up to December 2024.
Keywords:
FemaleLower extremityRehabilitationSexStrokeUpper extremity

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  • Data extraction by two independent reviewers focusing on participant numbers and intervention characteristics.
  • Statistical analysis to determine associations between intervention type and female participation percentages.

    • Main Results:

    • Overall female participation was 38.3% in UE RCTs and 39.1% in LE RCTs.
    • Higher female participation was significantly associated with non-technological interventions for both UE and LE.
    • Technology-based interventions showed lower female participation, while LE pharmacological RCTs also had lower female enrollment.

    Conclusions:

    • Female participation in stroke rehabilitation RCTs is influenced by the intervention modality.
    • Non-technological interventions appear to facilitate greater female enrollment.
    • Future stroke rehabilitation RCTs should consider these findings to ensure equitable and adequate representation of female participants.