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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2017

Early Stroke Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb Assisted with an Electromyography-Driven Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation-Robotic Arm.

Qiuyang Qian, Xiaoling Hu, Qian Lai, Stephanie C Ng, Yongping Zheng, Waisang Poon

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02117089 (Biomechatronic System Using Voluntary Motor Effort), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT02117089 naunknown statusnot on this map

Biomechatronic System Using Voluntary Motor Effort (VME)-Driven Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) for Upper Limb Rehabilitation

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRan2013 to 2025Enrolled48ConditionsStrokeArmsElectrical Stimulation, Rehabilitation Robot
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Qiuyang QianInterdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Xiaoling HuInterdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Qian LaiInterdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Stephanie C NgDepartment of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Yongping ZhengInterdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Waisang PoonDepartment of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University · HKChinese University of Hong Kong · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEffective poststroke motor rehabilitation depends on repeated limb practice with voluntary efforts. An electromyography (EMG)-driven neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)-robot arm was designed for the multi-joint physical training on the elbow, the wrist, and the fingers.

objectivesTo investigate the training effects of the device-assisted approach on subacute stroke patients and to compare the effects with those achieved by the traditional physical treatments.

methodThis study was a pilot randomized controlled trial with a 3-month follow-up. Subacute stroke participants were randomly assigned into two groups, and then received 20-session upper limb training with the EMG-driven NMES-robotic arm (NMES-robot group,

resultsSignificant improvements were obtained in FMA (full score and shoulder/elbow), ARAT, and FIM [

conclusionThe NMES-robot-assisted training was effective for early stroke upper limb rehabilitation and promoted independence in the daily living comparable to the traditional physical therapy. It could achieve higher motor outcomes at the distal joints and more effective release in muscle tones than the traditional therapy. CLINICAL

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT02117089; date of registration: April 10, 2014.

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electromyographyneuromuscular electrical stimulationrobotstrokeupper limb

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