Trial reportPerceptual and motor skills2014
Effects of functional electrical stimulation on gait recovery post-neurological injury during inpatient rehabilitation.
Trial report in Perceptual and motor skills, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Implications of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on gait ability, balance and kinematic parameters after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical applications of electrical stimulation for peripheral nerve injury: a systematic review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Muscle Electrical Impedance Properties and Activation Alteration After Functional Electrical Stimulation-Assisted Cycling Training for Chronic Stroke Survivors: A Longitudinal Pilot Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
This stage 2 trial investigated the therapeutic effect of single channel, peroneal functional electrical stimulation (FES) for improving gait and muscle activity in people with neurological injuries who were enrolled in an inpatient rehabilitation program. Twenty-six patients (16 male; M age = 51.3 yr., SD = 16.2; 2-33 days post-injury) completed the study. Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 13) or control group (n = 13). The experimental group received FES and the control group received sensory stimulation during 45-min. gait training sessions three times a week for the duration of their stay in a rehabilitation facility (average of four sessions for both groups). Changes in gait speed, tibialis anterior muscle electromyography (EMG), and FIM™ locomotion scores were compared between groups. No significant differences were found, as both groups demonstrated similar improvements. The current results with this small sample suggest a low dose of gait training with single channel FES did not augment gait nor EMG activity beyond gait training with sensory stimulation; therefore, clinicians will likely be better served using a larger dose of FES or multichannel FES in this clinical population.
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