Scoping Review of Center of Pressure Interventions for Fall Risk in Stroke Survivors

A 2025 scoping review by Jan A. Kuipers, following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, maps interventions targeting center of pressure variables to reduce fall risk in adult stroke survivors. It synthesizes evidence from nine studies involving 306 participants, primarily chronic stroke patients, and incorporates insights from a stakeholder panel. The review proposes an implementation framework and consensus guidelines for standardized protocols.

Use Cases

• Identifying effective biofeedback interventions based on the review's analysis of force-plate biofeedback effect sizes.
• Informing clinical implementation strategies based on stakeholder insights regarding time constraints and documentation.
• Designing standardized measurement protocols based on the review's consensus guidelines.
• Estimating potential fall risk reduction based on the reported correlation between sway velocity changes and fall likelihood.

Strengths

• Includes stakeholder insights from a panel of seven members, including stroke survivors and clinicians.
• Reports specific effect sizes (d = 0.52–0.84) for force-plate biofeedback interventions.
• Quantifies the relationship between a 0.5 cm/s reduction in sway velocity and an approximate 18% decrease in fall likelihood.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is a 14.7 KB document, indicating a limited scope focused on review synthesis rather than raw experimental data.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Scoping review following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, searching PubMed, MEDLINE, and Cochrane Library.

Time Range

Studies from January 2015 to June 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 23 04:15:26; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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