Informed Consent Statement
stroke
STROKE
All procedures followed the recommendations of the institutional ethical committee as per the Good Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. This trial adhered to the CONSORT 2010 statements for randomized trials of non-pharmacological treatments. The project received authorization from the ethics and individual protection committees (IPC) (RCB: 2012-A01456-37), and all people with a first stroke who had been admitted to the physical medicine and rehabilitation services were screened as potential participants.