Electrically Assisted Movement Therapy in Chronic Stroke Patients With Severe Upper Limb Paresis: A Pilot, Single-Blind, Randomized Crossover Study.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation(2017)
摘要
Abstract Objective To evaluate the effects of electrically assisted movement therapy (EAMT) in which patients use functional electrical stimulation, modulated by a custom device controlled through the patientu0027s unaffected hand, to produce or assist task-specific upper limb movements, which enables them to engage in intensive goal-oriented training. Design Randomized, crossover, assessor-blinded, 5-week trial with follow-up at 18 weeks. Setting Rehabilitation university hospital. Participants Patients with chronic, severe stroke (N=11; mean age, 47.9y) more than 6 months poststroke (mean time since event, 46.3mo). Interventions Both EAMT and the control intervention (dose-matched, goal-oriented standard care) consisted of 10 sessions of 90 minutes per day, 5 sessions per week, for 2 weeks. After the first 10 sessions, group allocation was crossed over, and patients received a 1-week therapy break before receiving the new treatment. Main Outcome Measures Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment for the Upper Extremity, Wolf Motor Function Test, spasticity, and 28-item Motor Activity Log. Results Forty-four individuals were recruited, of whom 11 were eligible and participated. Five patients received the experimental treatment before standard care, and 6 received standard care before the experimental treatment. EAMT produced higher improvements in the Fugl-Meyer scale than standard care ( P P Conclusions EAMT produces a clinically important impairment reduction in stroke patients with chronic, severe upper limb paresis.
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Electric stimulation therapy,Hemiplegia,Motor skills,Rehabilitation,Stroke
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