The implementation of sex-and gender-based considerations in exercise-based randomized controlled trials in individuals with stroke: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Emerging evidence suggests that sex-and gender-based factors may influence responses to exercise post-stroke. The Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines (2016) published international standards for terminology and considerations for research design and trial reporting. The extent to which sex- and gender-based considerations have been implemented in stroke exercise trials is currently unknown. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to compare the proportion of studies that have implemented sex/gender considerations before and after the publication of the SAGER guidelines. We conducted a comprehensive search of the literature to identify exercise-based trials in individuals with stroke. Study titles, abstracts, introductions (hypothesis statements), methods, results a

SUBMITTER: Wiley E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11463778 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature