[PDF] Top 20 SENSory re learning of the UPPer limb after stroke (SENSUPP): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

... Descriptive statistics (mean (SD) or median (minimum– maximum)) will be used to characterize the study groups. As this is a new treatment approach, no power calculation can be performed. However, 30 participants ... See full document

... motor learning support a personalised therapy approach based upon frequent re- hearsal of functionally orientated tasks ...maximize upper limb recovery for any one individual is unclear [5, ... See full document

... present study was executed with a custom-built I- TRAVLE system that is still in further ...are re- lated to training ...virtual learning environment between games, was too ... See full document

... This study will use a two-arm, assessor-blinded, parallel, randomized controlled trial design, involving 40 patients who present a left- or right-sided unilateral vascular lesion poststroke ... See full document

... the upper limbs on the table. The contralateral upper limb will be positioned toward the reflective sur- face of the mirror, and the ipsilateral upper limb will be positioned on the ... See full document

... of stroke is upper limb dysfunction [5], which significantly affects patients’ activities of daily ...of stroke rehabilitation is to improve upper limb ...Conventional re- ... See full document

... of upper limb func- tioning following ...chronic stroke and, there- fore, it remains unknown to what extent ES applied in the acute phase after stroke could affect the recovery of ... See full document

... (MEPs) after a shorter stimula- tion duration ...post stroke [17], while cortical hyperexcitability in the con- tralesional hemisphere decreases with time after stroke [18] and may thus limit ... See full document

... arm-impaired stroke sur- vivors ...of stroke patients, thereby showing high correlation to standard clinical scales [30, ...the re- view by Ashford et ... See full document

... motor learning, has been demonstrated to play a central role, in both ani- mal [12] and human [13,14] ...rehabilitation after stroke; gait re-training to improve independence in walking is ... See full document

... enhanced upper limb therapy and usual care and (2) factors affecting the implementation of the trial within and across study ...upon trial data including baseline, therapy and outcome ... See full document

... Conversely, virtual reality-based interventions present features such as an environment rich in visual and auditory information with immediate and multisensory feedback [11], real-time simulation of tasks or environ- ... See full document

... the upper limb in a pendant position, the elbow flexed and the forearm and hand restrained in pronation via a custom built ...the upper limb to flexion/ extension of the shoulder and ...The ... See full document

... The patients chosen predominantly used the Category B type exercise prescriptions such that as the patient improved, achieving more targets during the exercises they would see iPAM automatically reducing the assistance ... See full document

... COCOA Study is a prospective, pragmatic, pilot randomized controlled trial ...COCOA Trial, we are enrolling approximately 120 parti- cipants 65 years old or older who report ... See full document

... The study design follows the procedure for the determination of myostatin in human serum and plasma included in the Myostatin ELISA manual (Immundiagnostik AG, Bensheim, Germany; ...tracer. After removing ... See full document

... the protocol of a RCT regarding an intervention programme designed to improve teachers’ knowledge, attitude and skills to pro- mote children’s socio-emotional well-being and mental health in the school context in ... See full document

... Recent randomized trials and meta-analysis in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, acupuncture has been shown to provide pain relief and improvement in joint function ...over study, acupuncture was ... See full document

... retention after treatment; fainting; unbear- able prickling, severe pain, or discomfort persisting for more than 1 h after acupuncture; local infections; ab- scesses; and deterioration of blood laboratory ... See full document

... This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing a self-help app intervention with a wait-list control condi- ...tion after the experimental group has finished (that is, ... See full document