title: Research gaps in stroke rehabilitation.
abstract: The Stroke Rehabilitation Evidence-Based Review was designed to be a comprehensive review of the stroke rehabilitation literature. Despite a wealth of research, which included 272 randomized controlled trials (RCTs), many research questions remained unanswered. In the absence of strong evidence (at least two RCTs confirming the efficacy of a treatment), a research gap was identified. These gaps, in areas of research rehabilitation research considered to be of clinical significance, are presented in this article as unanswered research questions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care London and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. robert.teasell@sjhc.london.on.ca
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Teasell
authors.forename: Jeffrey W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jutai
authors.forename: Sanjit K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhogal
authors.forename: Norine C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Foley
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation