Effects of Repetitive Peripheral Sensory Stimulation in the Subacute and Chronic Phases After Stroke: Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Repetitive peripheral nerve sensory stimulation (RPSS) is a potential add-on intervention to motor training for rehabilitation of upper limb paresis after stroke. Benefits of RPSS were reported in subjects in the chronic phase after stroke, but there is limited information about the effects of this intervention within the 1st weeks or months. The primary goal of this study is to compare, in a head-to-head proof-of-principle study, the impact of a single session of suprasensory vs. subsensory RPSS on the upper limb motor performance and learning in subjects at different phases after stroke subacute and chronic phases and mild upper limb motor impairments after stroke. In addition, we examine the effects of RPSS on brain perfusion, functional imaging activation, and γ-amin

SUBMITTER: Kroth JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8888931 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature