Effects of robot-assisted upper limb training combined with functional electrical stimulation in stroke patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Trials
PMID: 38835062

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: About 17-80% stroke survivors experience the deficit of upper limb function, which strongly influences their independence and quality of life. Robot-assisted training and functional electrical stimulation are commonly used interventions in the rehabilitation of hemiplegia upper extremities, while the effect of their combination remains unclear. The aim of this trial is to explore the effect of robot-assisted upper limb training combined with functional electrical stimulation, in terms of neuromuscular rehabilitation, compared with robot-assisted upper limb training alone.

Authors

  • Xu Yang
    Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
  • Wang Fengyi
    Rehabilitation Medicine Center, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, 611135, Sichuan Province, China.
  • Chen Yi
    Department of BMC Medical Imaging, Nanchang Hangkong University, 330063, Nanchang, China.
  • Qiu Lin
    Rehabilitation Medicine Center, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, 611135, Sichuan Province, China.
  • Lin Yang
    National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology (Central South University), Ministry of Education, and Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
  • Li Xize
    Rehabilitation Medicine Center, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, 611135, Sichuan Province, China.
  • Liu Shaxin
    Rehabilitation Medicine Center, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, 611135, Sichuan Province, China. liushaxin@scu.edu.cn.
  • Yang Yonghong
    Rehabilitation Medicine Center, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, 611135, Sichuan Province, China. nicole@scu.edu.cn.

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