Effects of robotic priming of bilateral arm training, mirror therapy, and impairment-oriented training on sensorimotor and daily functions in patients with chronic stroke: study protocol of a single-blind, randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Trials
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Combining robotic therapy (RT) with task-oriented therapy is an emerging strategy to facilitate motor relearning in stroke rehabilitation. This study protocol will compare novel rehabilitation regimens that use bilateral RT as a priming technique to augment two task-oriented therapies: mirror therapy (MT) and bilateral arm training (BAT) with a control intervention: RT combined with impairment-oriented training (IOT).

Authors

  • Yi-Chen Lee
    Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Centre, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • Yi-Chun Li
    School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No.17, F4, Xu Zhou Road, Zhongzheng Dist, Taipei City, 100, Taiwan.
  • Keh-chung Lin
    School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Grace Yao
  • Ya-Ju Chang
    Physical Therapy Department and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
  • Ya-yun Lee
    Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wenhua 1st Rd, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
  • Chien-Ting Liu
    7 Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Taipei.
  • Wan-Ling Hsu
    Department of Rehabilitation, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, the Buddhist Tzu-Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Yi-Hsuan Wu
    Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, No.1, Changde St., Zhongzheng Dist, Taipei City, 100, Taiwan.
  • Ho-Ta Chu
    Rehabilitation Department, Taipei Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
  • Ting-Xuan Liu
    School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No.17, F4, Xu Zhou Road, Zhongzheng Dist, Taipei City, 100, Taiwan.
  • Yi-Ping Yeh
    School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No.17, F4, Xu Zhou Road, Zhongzheng Dist, Taipei City, 100, Taiwan.
  • Chieh Chang
    School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, 17, F4, Xu Zhou Road, Taipei, Taiwan.