A Systematic Review of Female Participation in Randomized Controlled Trials of Post-Stroke Upper Extremity Rehabilitation in Low- to Middle-Income Countries and High-Income Countries and Regions.

Sufficient female representation in clinical trials is required for the generalizability of results. Despite differences in overall percentage of female participation between countries and regions, females have been underrepresented in both HICs and LMICs with no considerable change over 2 decades.