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Trial reportBMC neurology2015

Effectiveness of a structured circuit class therapy model in stroke rehabilitation: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Isa U Lawal, Susan L Hillier, Talhatu K Hamzat, Anthea Rhoda

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC neurology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Physical fitness training for stroke patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
    Pooled it
  3. Circuit class therapy for improving mobility after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
    Pooled it
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Isa U LawalDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535, South Africa. isalawal30@yahoo.com.
Susan L HillierInternational Centre for Allied Health Evidence, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia (City East), Adelaide, 5000, Australia. Susan.Hillier@unisa.edu.au.
Talhatu K HamzatDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine University of Ibadan, Queen Elizabeth Road, Private Mail Bag 5017, GPO Dugbe, Ibadan, Nigeria. talkzat@yahoo.com.
Anthea RhodaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535, South Africa. arhoda@uwc.ac.za.
University of the Western Cape · ZAUniversity of Ibadan · NGUniversity of South Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCurrently, the key advocacy in neuroscientific studies for stroke rehabilitation is that therapy should be directed towards task specificity performed with multiple repetitions. Circuit Class Therapy (CCT) is well suited to accomplish multiple task-specific activities. However, while repetitive task practice is achievable with circuit class therapy, in stroke survivors repetitive activities may be affected by poor neurologic inputs to motor units, resulting in decreases in discharging rates which consequently may reduce the efficiency of muscular contraction. To accomplish multiple repetitions, stroke survivors may require augmented duration of practice. To date, no study has examined the effect of augmented duration of CCT in stroke rehabilitation, and specifically what duration of CCT is more effective in influencing functional capacity among stroke survivors. METHODS/

designUsing a randomised controlled trial with blinded outcome assessment, this study is aimed at determining the effectiveness of structured augmented CCT in stroke rehabilitation. Sixty-eight stroke survivors (to be recruited from a tertiary health institution in Kano, Northwest, Nigeria) will be randomised into one of four groups: three intervention groups of differing CCT durations namely: 60 min, 90 min, and 120 minuntes respectively, and a control group. Participants will take part in an 8-week structured intensive CCT intervention. Participants will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and six-month follow-up for the effectiveness of the varied durations of therapy, using standardised tools. Based on the WHO-ICF model, the outcomes are body structure/function, activity limitation, and participation restriction measures. DISCUSSION: It is expected that the outcome of this study will clarify whether increasing CCT duration leads to better recovery of motor function in stroke survivors.

trial registrationPan African Clinical Trial Registry (PACTR): PACTR201311000701191.

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Research DesignStroke RehabilitationAdolescentAdultAgedExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNigeriaOutcome Assessment, Health CareRehabilitationSurvivorsTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID26055635
PMCPMC4460628
OpenAlexW1551875802

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