Trial reportJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2018
Stochastic resonance stimulation improves balance in children with cerebral palsy: a case control study.
Trial report in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02456376 (Sensor Fusion for Balance Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Sensor Fusion for Balance Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Stochastic resonance stimulation effect on stability during walking in people with Parkinson disease.International biomechanics · 2025Trial
- The effects of weight-bearing manipulations on gait and its underlying neural control mechanisms in toe walking children.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Sensory Symptoms Across the Lifespan in People With Cerebral Palsy.Pediatric neurology · 2024Article
- Immediate application of low-intensity electrical noise reduced responses to visual perturbations during walking in individuals with cerebral palsy.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- How Might Consideration of Cell Polarity Affect Daily Therapeutic Practices?A Literature Review:.Galen medical journal · 2023Article
- Sensory electrical stimulation and postural balance: a comprehensive review.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Review
- Influence of Stochastic Resonance on Manual Dexterity in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Double-Blind Interventional Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Shoes with active insoles mitigate declines in balance after fatigue.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Age-Dependent Asymmetry of Wrist Position Sense Is Not Influenced by Stochastic Tactile Stimulation.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020Article
- Foot and Ankle Somatosensory Deficits Affect Balance and Motor Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020Article
- Subthreshold Vibrotactile Noise Stimulation Immediately Improves Manual Dexterity in a Child With Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Single-Case Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundStochastic Resonance (SR) Stimulation has been used to enhance balance in populations with sensory deficits by improving the detection and transmission of afferent information. Despite the potential promise of SR in improving postural control, its use in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) is novel. The objective of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of electrical SR stimulation when applied in the ankle muscles and ligaments on postural stability in children with CP and their typically developing (TD) peers.
methodsTen children with spastic diplegia (GMFCS level I- III) and ten age-matched TD children participated in this study. For each participant the SR sensory threshold was determined. Then, five different SR intensity levels (no stimulation, 25, 50, 75, and 90% of sensory threshold) were used to identify the optimal SR intensity for each subject. The optimal SR and no stimulation condition were tested while children stood on top of 2 force plates with their eyes open and closed. To assess balance, the center of pressure velocity (COPV) in anteroposterior (A/P) and medial-lateral (M/L) direction, 95% COP confidence ellipse area (COPA), and A/P and M/L root mean square (RMS) measures were computed and compared.
resultsFor the CP group, SR significantly decreased COPV in A/P direction, and COPA measures compared to the no stimulation condition for the eyes open condition. In the eyes closed condition, SR significantly decreased COPV only in M/L direction. Children with CP demonstrated greater reduction in all the COP measures but the RMS in M/L direction during the eyes open condition compared to their TD peers. The only significant difference between groups in the eyes closed condition was in the COPV in M/L direction.
conclusionsSR electrical stimulation may be an effective stimulation approach for decreasing postural sway and has the potential to be used as a therapeutic tool to improve balance. Applying subject-specific SR stimulation intensities is recommended to maximize balance improvements. Overall, balance rehabilitation interventions in CP might be more effective if sensory facilitation methods, like SR, are utilized by the clinicians.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT02456376; 28 May 2015 (Retrospectively registered); https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02456376 .
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