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ArticleArchives of physiotherapy2015

Passive standing as an adjunct rehabilitation intervention after stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

Francesco Ferrarello, Gabriella Deluca, Assunta Pizzi, Carlo Baldini, Francesca Iori, Niccolò Marchionni, Mauro Di Bari

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Article in Archives of physiotherapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Francesco FerrarelloFunctional Rehabilitation Unit, Azienda USL 4, Via Cavour 118/120, 59100 Prato, Italy.
Gabriella DelucaFondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS-IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
Assunta PizziFondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS-IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
Carlo BaldiniFondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS-IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
Francesca IoriFondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS-IRCCS, Florence, Italy.
Niccolò MarchionniResearch Unit of Medicine of Aging, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Mauro Di BariResearch Unit of Medicine of Aging, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, and Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
International Flame Research Foundation · ITAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITAzienda Usl Toscana Centro · ITDon Carlo Gnocchi Foundation · ITUniversity of Florence · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEarly physical rehabilitation enhances functional recovery in stroke survivors. Supported standing is a common adjunctive therapeutic practice in subjects with several central nervous diseases who are unable to stand actively. Data on the effect of supported positioning on standing frames in individuals with recent stroke are scarce and contradictory.

objectivesTo verify if the addition of supported standing practice (SSP), delivered by means of a standing frame in two durations, to conventional physical therapy (CPT), may improve motor function, autonomy, and mobility in individuals with disability due to recent stroke.

methodsAfter baseline assessment, 75 participants with severe disability due to stroke, all receiving CPT, were randomly assigned to adjunctive 20 or 40 min of SSP, or CPT only (control). Motor function, autonomy, and mobility were assessed before and after training, and three months later.

resultsAll participants assessed received the planned dose of intervention. No adverse events of SSP were detected. Most outcome measures improved from baseline through the end of treatment and in the follow-up in all groups; the extent of change was comparable across the three randomization groups.

conclusionsIn this randomized trial, SSP was unable to provide any sizeable adjunctive benefit, above and beyond CPT, in subjects with recent stroke.

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Randomized controlled trialStrokeSupported standing

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