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Using an online systematic review application (Covidence), two reviewers screened the studies and extracted the data. Risk of bias was appraised using the standard Cochrane tool. Review Manager 5.4 was used for analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Twenty-six randomized controlled trials involving 1431 stroke survivors were included, with moderate to high risk of bias. Subgroup analyses across most outcomes (arm\/hand function, lower limb function, balance, quality of life) showed no significant effects of task-specific training based on dosage variables (frequency, sessions, duration, and repetitions). Although some trends favored higher-dose task-specific training or control, only hand function improved significantly in studies with &gt;20 sessions (SMD\u2009=\u20090.57, p\u2009=\u20090.02; I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u200969). A significant effect on arm function was seen with &gt;50 repetitions (p\u2009=\u20090.001), but evidence quality was very low.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There is insufficient evidence to determine whether higher-intensity task-specific training leads to improved functional outcomes in stroke rehabilitation. Future well-designed trials are needed to explore optimal training intensities and their impact on recovery.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>International prospective register of systematic reviews ID CRD42020130991.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/02692155251351906","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,27]],"date-time":"2025-06-27T11:14:43Z","timestamp":1751022883000},"page":"1133-1155","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Intensity of task-specific training for functional ability post-stroke: Systematic review and meta-analysis"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"39","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3560-0159","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rabi\u2019u","family":"Ibrahim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hospital Services, Physiotherapy Division, Directorate of Health Services, National Assembly Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9214-3313","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Auwal","family":"Abdullahi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0123-8112","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abubakar Tijjani","family":"Salihu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy, Hasiya Bayero Pediatric Hospital, Kano, Nigeria"},{"name":"National Centre for Healthy Ageing Monash University\/ Peninsula Health, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2790-5403","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Isa Usman","family":"Lawal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2648.2008.04925.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5014\/ajot.2024.050391"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph192114125"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/00207454.2022.2095272"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1155\/2020\/5090193"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_7_2","first-page":"186","article-title":"Task-oriented training and exer-gaming for improving mobility after stroke: a randomized trial","volume":"71","author":"Malik AN","year":"2021","unstructured":"Malik AN, Masood T. 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