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Filter by:Stroke is the third most common cause of disability worldwide and leads to upper limb motor disease in more than half of people affected. Recent data demonstrate that upper limb rehabilitation can be pursued using techniques such as the observation of action (Action Observation Therapy - AOT) or the stimulation of limb musculature using surface electrodes (Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation - NMES). To date, no rehabilitation studies used both the treatments (AOT-NMES) for the rehabilitation of upper limb after stroke. The goal of this clinical trial is to study the efficacy of this combined approach (AOT-NMES) in people who developed upper limb motor impairment after stroke. The main question this study aims to answer is if the rehabilitation performed using both action observation and neuromuscular stimulation has an higher efficacy than the use of AOT alone and higher than the observation of non-motor stimuli. Participants will be people with upper limb impairment after stroke and will perform 15 rehabilitation sessions (5/week, 6 weeks, 60 minutes each). Each participant will be casually included in one of following three rehabilitation groups: - Action observation associated with neuromuscular stimulation (AOT-NMES, experimental condition): they will observe upper limb movements while their arm muscles will be stimulated. After the observation phase they will try to perform the same movements with the impaired arm. - Action observation alone (AOT): subjects will observe upper limb movements and after the observation phase then they will try to execute them with the impaired arm. - Motor-neutral observation (MNO): subjects will observe non-movement videos and after the observation phase they will try to execute upper limb movements with the impaired arm. Each participant will be evaluated for motor function before and after rehabilitation treatment and researchers will compare the motion improvement between the groups to assess the efficacy of AOT-NMES over other treatments.
This study aims to progress to the next stage of feasibility testing, by conducting a pilot randomised controlled study with consecutive stroke patients who have mild to moderate cognitive impairment following stroke. The primary focus of the proposed randomised pilot RCT is on recruitment and retention of patients in the intervention, and follow-up assessments. The researchers will also investigate outcomes associated with the intervention and the anticipated effect size for powering a larger trial, with a focus on the feasibility of implementing the intervention in a future definitive randomised controlled trial. The researchers will also carry out a study within a trial (SWAT), comparing recruitment and retention rates across acute, rehabilitation and chronic stroke settings.
Abstract: Background: The leftover movement disorder of stroke patients is one of the main causes of disability, and there is still no specific solution. Studies have shown that the improvement of movement disorder symptoms in patients receiving DBS is a potential therapy. treatment approach. However, at present, there are few large-sample studies in this area at home and abroad, which cannot well reveal its actual therapeutic effect and safety, and do not fully understand its potential neural mechanisms, so it is impossible to form a unified and standardized treatment standard, which limits its wide application in clinical practice. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of hemiplegia recovery after deep brain electrical stimulation in stroke patients with hemiplegia. Methods/Design: This was a double-blind randomized cross-over controlled pilot study in which 62 patients were assigned to receive deep brain stimulation (DBS) and randomized into DBS and control groups using a randomized controlled study approach, DBS group One month after the operation, electrical stimulation was started, and the control group was given sham stimulation treatment. After 3 and 6 months of follow-up, all the machines were turned off. After a 2-week washout period, the control group was turned on, but the DBS group was given sham stimulation. After the 9th and 12th month of follow-up, all patients were given start-up treatment, and neuroimaging and various post-stroke motor-related scores were performed for data collection and analysis. Discussion: The investigators propose a research design and rationale to explore the effectiveness and safety of DBS in patients with post-stroke hemiplegia, and provide evidence and reference for DBS in the treatment of post-stroke dyskinesia. Study limitations are related to the small sample size and short study time period.
The goal of this intervention study is to test whether a behavioral program that involves people with stroke and their caregivers is acceptable, safe, and can promote physically active lifestyles using enjoyable activities. Participant duos (person with stroke and their caregiver) will be asked to complete assessments at 2 timepoints, wear an activity tracker, participate in 12 sessions with an occupational therapist, and complete an interview.
This pilot study will investigate the safety, feasibility, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of accelerated high-dose repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) targeting the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) to address apathy symptoms in individuals with chronic stroke.
The objective of this clinical trial is to measure the effect of Rehabilitation with Virtual Reality or Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on hemiparesis in patients with Cerebral Vascular Event. The question to be answered is: What is the effect of different therapeutic modalities supported by Virtual Reality or Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy compared with usual Physical and Occupational Therapy on motor recovery of paretic limbs in patients with Cerebrovascular Event? The patients will carry out activities of: - Virtual reality or - Movement Restriction-Induction Therapy. The investigators will compare the changes in the functionality of the paretic hemibody with a group undergoing regular physical and occupational therapy, as well as language and treatment-related satisfaction.
Investigators aimed to examine the effectiveness of robotic exoskeleton-assisted gait training in stroke rehabilitation, and to determine predicting factors of significant improvements in post-stroke patients. Investigators hypothesized that robotic assisted gait training brings better strength recovery and functional improvement.
Upper limb motor impairment is one of the most common sequelae after stroke. Indeed, the recovery of upper limb sensory-motor functions remains one of the most important goals in stroke rehabilitation. In the last years, new approaches in neurorehabilitation field has been investigated to enhance motor recovery. The use of wearable devices combined with surface electromyography (i.e. sEMG) electrodes allows to detect patients muscle activation during motor performance. Moreover, sEMG is used to provide to the patients the biofeedback about their muscle activity during exercises execution to enhance motor control and motor recovery. The aim of the study is to define the efficacy of using REMO® (Morecognition srl, Turin,Italy) for hand motor recovery after stroke. A randomised-controlled trial will be conducted compared to a task-oriented training, in hand motor rehabilitation after stroke. 28 patients with diagnosis of first stroke event will be enrolled in this study. After randomization process, participants will be allocated in Experimental Group (REMO training) or in Control Group (task-oriented training). The participants will be assessed before and after the treatment and sEMG will be collected during 12 hand movements. The treatment will consist of 15 sessions (1h/day, 5day/week, 3 weeks). Finally, the sEMG of the same 12 hand movements will be collected from 15 healthy subjects to compare muscle activation with a normal reference model.
The purpose of the study is to validate the use of smart and widespread instruments to detect kinematic, kinetic and spatio-temporal parameters in gait and postural analysis in hemiparetic and healthy individuals. Device as single Microsoft sensor Kinect v2, wearable sensorized clothing and/or smartphone-type devices will be used; it is also planned to analyze and compare such parameters with those obtained through a technique of manual palpatory analysis. Finally the obtained measures will be compared with the corresponding ones obtained with Three-dimensional instrumented gait analysis (3D-GA).
ATFL thickness increases on the affected side of stroke patients and the homogeneous fibrillar structure is deteriorated.We aim to compare morphology of ATFL and Achilles tendon on the affected and unaffected sides using ultrasound in hemiplegic patients.