Early, Intensive, Lower Extremity Rehabilitation Shows Preliminary Efficacy After Perinatal Stroke: Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Perinatal stroke injures motor regions of the brain, compromising movement for life. Early, intensive, active interventions for the upper extremity are efficacious, but interventions for the lower extremity remain understudied.

Objective

To determine the feasibility and potential efficacy of ELEVATE-Engaging the Lower Extremity Via Active Therapy Early-on gross motor function.

Methods

We conducted a single-blind, two-arm, randomized controlled trial (RCT), with the Immediate Group receiving the intervention while the Delay Group served as a 3-month waitlist control. A separate cohort living beyond commuting distance was trained by their parents with guidance from physical therapists. Participants were 8 months to 3 years old, with MRI-confirmed perinatal is

SUBMITTER: Hurd C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9127938 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature