Table 4 Recruitment sources, recruitment rates and number of weeks in the study (plus reason for non-completion)

Dyad recruited from

N = 21, n (%)

 Exercise class

6 (29)

 Referred by physiotherapist

7 (33)

 Press release about study

3 (14)

 Other (stroke club, PPI group, stroke charity, word of mouth)

5 (24)

Recruitment rate per month October 2019–March 2020

N = 21, n (%)

 October

4 (19)

 November

3 (14)

 December

2(10)

 January

5 (24)

 February

6 (28)

 March

1 (5)

Number of weeks in the study

N = 21, n (%)

 12 weeks (i.e. completed all sessions before lockdown)

10 (50)

 9 weeks (intervention stopped due to lockdown)

1 (5)

 5–6 weeks (intervention stopped due to lockdown)

3 (15)

 2–3 weeks (intervention stopped due to lockdown (4 dyads); withdrawn due to loss to follow-up (I dyad); the PWS had a hospital admission (2 dyads)

7 (30)