Trial reportPhysical therapy2019
TheraBracelet Stimulation During Task-Practice Therapy to Improve Upper Extremity Function After Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study.
Trial report in Physical therapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07447934 (Vibrotactile Stimulation for Lower Limb Spasticity), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Vibrotactile Stimulation for Lower Limb Spasticity
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Vibrotactile stimulation for upper-limb neurorehabilitation and sensorimotor training: a systematic review of clinical and mechanistic evidence.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Pooled it
- Upper extremity function and disability recovery with vibration therapy after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of Using TheraBracelet on Grasping versus Reaching in Poststroke Rehabilitation.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2023Trial
- Concomitant sensory stimulation during therapy to enhance hand functional recovery post stroke.Trials · 2022Trial
- Predicting upper extremity motor improvement following therapy using EEG-based connectivity in chronic stroke.NeuroRehabilitation · 2022Trial
- Phase I Safety Trial: Extended Daily Peripheral Sensory Stimulation Using a Wrist-Worn Vibrator in Stroke Survivors.Translational stroke research · 2020Trial
- Deciphering the Heterogeneity of Vibration Therapy for Post-Stroke Gait: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Protocol.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Low-cost Devices for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Review of Approaches, Designs, and Evidence.Restorative neurology and neuroscience · 2026Review
- Trends and Innovations in Wearable Technology for Motor Rehabilitation, Prediction, and Monitoring: A Comprehensive Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Use of TheraBracelet Upper Extremity Vibrotactile Stimulation in a Child with Cerebral Palsy-A Case Report.Electronics · 2024Article
- Wearable Sensor to Monitor Quality of Upper Limb Task Practice for Stroke Survivors at Home.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A Wearable Vibratory Device (The Emma Watch) to Address Action Tremor in Parkinson Disease: Pilot Feasibility Study.JMIR biomedical engineering · 2023Article
- Effect of Self-Directed Home Therapy Adherence Combined with TheraBracelet on Poststroke Hand Recovery: A Pilot Study.Stroke research and treatment · 2023Article
- Perception Accuracy of a Multi-Channel Tactile Feedback System for Assistive Technology.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Sensory-Based Priming for Upper Extremity Hemiparesis After Stroke: A Scoping Review.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2022Article
- Using Subthreshold Vibratory Stimulation During Poststroke Rehabilitation Therapy: A Case Series.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2022Article
- Neuroplasticity after upper-extremity rehabilitation therapy with sensory stimulation in chronic stroke survivors.Brain communications · 2022Article
- Vibrotactile enhancement in hand rehabilitation has a reinforcing effect on sensorimotor brain activities.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Effect of Sensory Impairment on Hand Functional Improvement with Therapy and Sensory Stimulation.Neurology and neurorehabilitation · 2022Article
- Determining Factors that Influence Adoption of New Post-Stroke Sensorimotor Rehabilitation Devices in the USA.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeripheral sensory stimulation has been used in conjunction with upper extremity movement therapy to increase therapy-induced motor gains in patients with stroke. The limitation is that existing sensory stimulation methods typically interfere with natural hand tasks and thus are administered prior to therapy, requiring patients' time commitment. To address this limitation, we developed TheraBracelet. This novel stimulation method provides subthreshold (ie, imperceptible) vibratory stimulation to the wrist and can be used during hand tasks/therapy without interfering with natural hand tasks.
objectiveThe objective was to determine the feasibility of using TheraBracelet during therapy to augment motor recovery after stroke.
designThe design was a triple-blinded pilot randomized controlled trial.
methodsTwelve chronic stroke survivors were assigned to the treatment or control group. All participants completed 2-hour task practice therapy sessions thrice weekly for 2 weeks. Both groups wore a small vibrator on the paretic wrist, which was turned on to provide TheraBracelet stimulation for the treatment group and turned off for the control group to provide sham stimulation. Outcome measures (Box and Block Test [BBT] and Wolf Motor Function Test [WMFT]) were obtained at baseline, 6 days after therapy, and at follow-up 19 days after therapy.
resultsThe intervention was feasible with no adverse events. The treatment group significantly improved their BBT scores after therapy and at follow-up compared with baseline, whereas the control group did not. For WMFT, the group × time interaction was short of achieving significance. Large effect sizes were obtained (BBT d = 1.43, WMFT d = 0.87). No indication of desensitization to TheraBracelet stimulation was observed. LIMITATIONS: The limitation was a small sample size.
conclusionsTheraBracelet could be a promising therapy adjuvant for upper extremity recovery after stroke.
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