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Trial reportJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2019

Effects of transcranial random noise stimulation combined with Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP) on motor rehabilitation of the upper limb in sub-acute ischemic stroke patients: a randomized pilot study.

Valentina Arnao, Marianna Riolo, Francesca Carduccio, Antonino Tuttolomondo, Marco D'Amelio, Filippo Brighina, Massimo Gangitano, Giuseppe Salemi, Paolo Ragonese, Paolo Aridon

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effects of home-based neurostimulation on outcomes after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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  5. Advanced rehabilitation in ischaemic stroke research.Stroke and vascular neurology · 2024
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  7. Advances in Stroke Neurorehabilitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Valentina ArnaoDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D), University of Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia n.1, 90129, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1689-0664
Marianna RioloDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D), University of Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia n.1, 90129, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2784-1366
Francesca CarduccioDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D), University of Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia n.1, 90129, Palermo, Italy.
Antonino TuttolomondoDipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (Di.Bi.M.I.S), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Marco D'AmelioDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D), University of Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia n.1, 90129, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2178-6749
Filippo BrighinaDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D), University of Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia n.1, 90129, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5875-3126
Massimo GangitanoDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D), University of Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia n.1, 90129, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1283-0645
Giuseppe SalemiDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D), University of Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia n.1, 90129, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3756-4323
Paolo RagoneseDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D), University of Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia n.1, 90129, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2516-1567
Paolo AridonDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D), University of Palermo, Via Gaetano La Loggia n.1, 90129, Palermo, Italy. paolo.aridon@unipa.it.ORCID 0000-0002-7424-9533
University of Palermo · ITFondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù · ITNeuroscience Institute · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We evaluated the combined use of transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) with the Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP) in sub-acute ischemic stroke patients suffering from arm impairment. Eighteen ischemic stroke patients with upper limb disability were randomly assigned to either the GRASP + tRNS or GRASP + Sham stimulation group. Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper extremity (FMA-UE) was performed to evaluate upper limb impairment before treatment (T0), after the last stimulation (T1) and after 30 days (T2). At T1 and T2, beneficial effects in the tRNS group correlated with better FMA-UE score than sham stimulation group (p < 0.001) and these results did not correlate to stroke severity, because no associations were observed between National Institute of Health Stroke Scale and FMA UE T1 and T2. This study displayed a good feasibility and was the first to evaluate the use of tRNS in association with Grasp in sub-acute stroke survivors having arm impairment to improve arm motor recovery.

Indexed as

Physical Therapy ModalitiesRecovery of FunctionAgedBrainCombined Modality TherapyDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsStroke RehabilitationTranscranial Direct Current StimulationTreatment OutcomeUpper ExtremityGraded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (Grasp)Stroke rehabilitationTranscranial random noise stimulation combined (tRNS)

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PMID31576424
OpenAlexW2979240273

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