Repetitive Peripheral Sensory Stimulation as an Add-On Intervention for Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Stroke: A Randomized Trial.
Adriana Bastos ConfortoAndré G MachadoNathalia H V RibeiroEla B PlowSook-Lei LiewClaudia da Costa LeiteArtemis Zavaliangos-PetropuluIsabella MenezesSarah M Dos AnjosRafael LuccasPaul Hunter PeckhamLeonardo G CohenPublished in: Neurorehabilitation and neural repair (2021)
The between-group difference in changes in WMFT was not statistically significant. Despite the short duration of supervised treatment, WMFT improved significantly in subjects treated with RPSS or sham. These findings are relevant to settings that impose constraints in duration of direct contact between therapists and patients. In addition, RPSS led to significant gains in hand strength.Trial Registry Name: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation and Motor Training in Stroke Clinical Trials.gov identifier: NCT0265878 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02658578.