The ESCAPS study: a feasibility randomized controlled trial of early electrical stimulation to the wrist extensors and flexors to prevent post-stroke complications of pain and contractures in the paretic arm.
Joanna C Fletcher-SmithDawn-Marie WalkerKate AllattNikola SpriggMarilyn JamesSonia RatibJanet BoaduCarla RichardsonAnand D PandyanPublished in: Clinical rehabilitation (2019)
Early initiation of electrical stimulation was acceptable and feasible. Data collection methods used were feasible and acceptable to participants. A large definitive study is needed to determine if electrical stimulation is efficacious and cost effective.