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Effects of Unilateral Upper Limb Training in Two Distinct Prognostic Groups Early After Stroke: The EXPLICIT-Stroke Randomized Clinical Trial.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Kwakkel, Gert Winters, Caroline Wegen, Erwin E. H. Van Nijland, Rinske H. M. Kuijk, Annette A. A. Van Visser-Meily, Anne M. A. Groot, Jurriaan H. De Vlugt, Erwin De Arendzen, J. Hans Geurts, Alexander C. H. Meskers, Carel G. M. |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Background and Objective Favorable prognosis of the upper limb depends on preservation or return of voluntary finger extension (FE) early after stroke. The present study aimed to determine the effects of modified constraint-induced movement therapy (mCIMT) and electromyography-triggered neuromuscular stimulation (EMG-NMS) on upper limb capacity early poststroke. Methods A total of 159 ischemic stroke patients were included: 58 patients with a favorable prognosis (>10° of FE) were randomly allocated to 3 weeks of mCIMT or usual care only; 101 patients with an unfavorable prognosis were allocated to 3-week EMG-NMS or usual care only. Both interventions started within 14 days poststroke, lasted up until 5 weeks, focused at preservation or return of FE. Results Upper limb capacity was measured with the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), assessed weekly within the first 5 weeks poststroke and at postassessments at 8, 12, and 26 weeks. Clinically relevant differences in ARAT in favor of mCIMT were found after 5, 8, and 12 weeks poststroke (respectively, 6, 7, and 7 points; P < .05), but not after 26 weeks. We did not find statistically significant differences between mCIMT and usual care on impairment measures, such as the Fugl-Meyer assessment of the arm (FMA-UE). EMG-NMS did not result in significant differences. Conclusions Three weeks of early mCIMT is superior to usual care in terms of regaining upper limb capacity in patients with a favorable prognosis; 3 weeks of EMG-NMS in patients with an unfavorable prognosis is not beneficial. Despite meaningful improvements in upper limb capacity, no evidence was found that the time-dependent neurological improvements early poststroke are significantly influenced by either mCIMT or EMG-NMS. |
| Starting Page | 19 |
| Ending Page | 28 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://dare.ubvu.vu.nl/bitstream/handle/1871/55513/chapter%206%20effects%20of%20upper%20limb%20training%20post%20stroke.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=12 |
| PubMed reference number | 26747128v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968315624784 |
| DOI | 10.1177/1545968315624784 |
| Journal | Neurorehabilitation and neural repair |
| Volume Number | 30 |
| Issue Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Cerebral Infarction Cerebrovascular accident EMG: myopathic abnormalities Electromyography Finger Injuries Forecast of outcome Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Patients Upper Extremity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
