Trial reportAmerican journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation2013
Contralaterally controlled neuromuscular electrical stimulation for recovery of ankle dorsiflexion: a pilot randomized controlled trial in patients with chronic post-stroke hemiplegia.
Trial report in American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02199795 (Functional Electrical Stimulation Mediated Neuroplasticity), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Functional Electrical Stimulation Mediated Neuroplasticity: Lower Extremity CCNMES in Stroke
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation compared to conventional neuromuscular electrical stimulation for recovery of limb function following a stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Mirror therapy combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation for poststroke lower extremity motor function recovery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of Otago Exercise Program Combined with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Chronic Ankle Instability in Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Balance Training with Weight Shift-Triggered Electrical Stimulation for Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation vs. neuromuscular electrical stimulation for recovery of lower extremity function in patients with subacute stroke: A randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of a Novel Contralaterally Controlled Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Restoring Lower Limb Motor Performance and Activities of Daily Living in Stroke Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Neural plasticity · 2022Article
- Smart Protocols for Physical Therapy of Foot Drop Based on Functional Electrical Stimulation: A Case Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Motor Restoration in Hemiplegia.Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 2015Review
- Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on masticatory muscles in elderly stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
- The role of electrical stimulation therapy in ophthalmic diseases.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2015Review
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the effects of contralaterally controlled neuromuscular electrical stimulation (CCNMES) vs. cyclic neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on lower extremity impairment, functional ambulation, and gait characteristics.
designTwenty-six survivors of stroke with chronic (≥6 mos) foot drop during ambulation were randomly assigned to 6 wks of CCNMES or cyclic NMES. Both groups had ten sessions per week of self-administered home application of either CCNMES or cyclic NMES plus two sessions per week of gait training with a physical therapist. Primary outcomes included lower extremity Fugl-Meyer score, modified Emory Functional Ambulation Profile, and gait velocity. Assessments were made at pretreatment and posttreatment and at 1 and 3 mos after treatment.
resultsThere were no significant differences between the groups in the outcome trajectories for any of the measures. With data from both groups pooled, there were significant but modest and sustained improvements in the Fugl-Meyer score and the modified Emory Functional Ambulation Profile but not in gait velocity.
conclusionsThe results support the hypothesis that gait training combined with either CCNMES or cyclic NMES reduces lower extremity impairment and functional ambulation but do not support the hypothesis that CCNMES is more effective than cyclic NMES in patients with chronic post-stroke hemiplegia.
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