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NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR
Volume 23, Issue 5, Pages 441-448Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1545968308328719
Keywords
Controlled clinical trial; Stroke rehabilitation; Constraint-induced therapy; Bilateral arm training; Upper extremity; Quality of life
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- National Science Council [NSC-95-2314-B-002-225-MY2, NSC-96-2320-B182- 029, NSC-96-2628-B-002-033-MY2, NSC-97-2314B- 002-008-MY3]
- National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan [NHRI-EX97-9742PI]
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Background and Objective. This study investigated the relative effects of distributed constraint-induced therapy (CIT) and bilateral arm training (BAT) on motor performance, daily function, functional use of the affected arm, and quality of life in patients with hemiparetic stroke. Methods. A total of 60 patients were randomized to distributed CIT, BAT, or a control intervention of less specific but active therapy. Each group received intensive training for 2 hours/day, 5 days/week, for 3 weeks. Pretreatment and posttreatment measures included the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Motor Activity Log (MAL), and Stroke Impact Scale (SIS). The proximal and distal scores of FMA were used to examine separate upper limb (UL) elements of movement. Results. The distributed CIT and BAT groups showed better performance in the overall and the distal part score of the FMA than the control group. The BAT group exhibited greater gains in the proximal part score of the FMA than the distributed CIT and control groups. Enhanced performance was found for the distributed CIT group in the MAL, the subtest of locomotion in the FIM, and certain domains of the SIS (eg, ADL/IADL). Conclusion. BAT may uniquely improve proximal UL motor impairment. In contrast, distributed CIT may produce greater functional gains for the affected UL in subjects with mild to moderate chronic hemiparesis.
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