Motor task performance under vibratory feedback early poststroke: single center, randomized, cross-over, controlled clinical trial.

ABSTRACT: Stroke rehabilitation is far from meeting patient needs in terms of timing, intensity and quality. This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of an innovative technological tool, combining 3D motion analysis with targeted vibratory feedback, on upper-limb task performance early poststroke (<4 weeks). The study design was a two-sequence, two-period, randomized, crossover trial (NCT01967290) in 44 patients with upper-limb motor deficit (non-plegic) after medial cerebral artery ischemia. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either the experimental session (repetitive motor task under vibratory feedback and 3D motor characterization) or the active comparator (3D motor characterization only). The primary outcome was the number of correct movements per minute on a hand-to-mouth task

SUBMITTER: Cruz VT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4092335 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature