Nerve Stimulation Enhances Task-Oriented Training for Moderate-to-Severe Hemiparesis 3-12 Months After Stroke: A Randomized Trial.
Nerve Stimulation Enhances Task-Oriented Training for Moderate-to-Severe Hemiparesis 3-12 Months After Stroke: A Randomized Trial.
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DOI:
10.1097/phm.0000000000000971
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发表时间:
2018-11
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
Sawaki L
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作者:
Carrico C;Westgate PM;Salmon Powell E;Chelette KC;Nichols L;Pettigrew LC;Sawaki L
Determine whether somatosensory stimulation affects outcomes of motor training for moderate-to-severe upper extremity hemiparesis less than 12 months post-stroke. 55 adults participated in 18 intervention sessions pairing 2 hours of active (n=33) or sham (n=22) somatosensory stimulation with 4 hours of intensive task-oriented motor training. Wolf Motor Function Test, Action Research Arm Test, Fugl-Meyer Assessment, and Stroke Impact Scale were administered at baseline, post-intervention, and 1- and 4-month follow-up. Statistically significant between-groups differences favored the active condition on Wolf Motor Function Test at post (p=0.04) and Action Research Arm Test at post (p=0.02), 1-month (p=0.01), and 4-month (p=0.01) but favored the sham condition on Stroke Impact Scale at 1-month (p=0.03). There were no significant between-groups differences on Fugl-Meyer Assessment. Somatosensory stimulation can improve objective outcomes of motor training for moderate-to-severe hemiparesis less than 12 months after stroke, although the magnitude of between-groups differences in this study needs to be determined if they are clinically relevant. Future studies should investigate the intervention’s impact on disability and functional recovery for this population as well as neurophysiological mechanisms underlying intervention effects.