Effects of a wearable hand orthosis on upper and lower limb motor recovery in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Orthoses have shown potential in addressing upper limb spasticity in stroke survivors; however, their influence on motor recovery remains controversial. This study aimed to examine the effects of a wearable hand orthosis on spasticity, motor recovery of both upper and lower limbs, balance, and activities of daily living in stroke.

Design

Randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Inpatient rehabilitation department.

Participants

Fifty-one stroke survivors with hemiplegia were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n = 26) or a control group (n = 25).

Interventions

Both groups underwent a 4-week conventional rehabilitation program. Participants in the experimental group engaged in a self-directed training program utilizing a wearable hand

SUBMITTER: Xu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12162502 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature