Enhancement of STroke REhabilitation with Levodopa (ESTREL): Rationale and design of a randomized placebo-controlled, double blind superiority trial.
Annaelle ZietzJosefin E KaufmannKarin WiesnerSandro Kevin FischerMartina WiegertWilma Dj Verhagen-KamerbeekYannik RottenbergerAnne SchwarzNils PetersHenrik GensickeFriedrich MedlinJens Carsten MöllerBartosz BujanLeo H BonatiMarcel ArnoldSabine SchaedelinRené M MüriLars G HemkensPatrik MichelPhilippe A LyrerJeremia P HeldGary A FordAndreas R LuftChristopher TraenkaStefan T EngelterPublished in: European stroke journal (2024)
The ESTREL trial will provide evidence of whether the use of Levodopa in addition to standardized rehabilitation in stroke patients leads to better functional recovery compared to rehabilitation alone.