Timing and Dose of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy after Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of constraint-induced movement therapy on stroke patients who had intact cognition and some voluntary finger extension and to identify optimal protocols to apply this therapy method. We searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase for randomized controlled trials conducted prior to January 2022. The outcomes included the Motor Activity Log, Fugl-Meyer Assessment, and Wolf Motor Function Test. The inverse variance method fixed-effect model as well as the DerSimonian and Laird estimator random-effects model were applied, and the mean difference was calculated with 95% confidence interval to measure continuous outcomes. Six randomized controlled trials involving a total of 169 patients with stroke were enrolled. Compared with conventional r

SUBMITTER: Yang YK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10058952 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature