Robotic Kinematic measures of the arm in chronic Stroke: part 1 - Motor Recovery patterns from tDCS preceding intensive training.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effectiveness of robotic therapy and transcranial direct current stimulation is conventionally assessed with clinical measures. Robotic metrics may be more objective and sensitive for measuring the efficacy of interventions on stroke survivor's motor recovery. This study investigated if robotic metrics detect a difference in outcomes, not seen in clinical measures, in a study of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) preceding robotic therapy. Impact of impairment severity on intervention response was also analyzed to explore optimization of outcomes by targeting patient sub-groups.

Methods

This 2020 study analyzed data from a double-blind, sham-controlled, randomized multi-center trial conducted from 2012 to 2016, including a six-month follow-up. 82 volun

SUBMITTER: Moretti CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8715636 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature