Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33778479›Full record

ReviewArchives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation2021

Effect of Action Observation Therapy in the Rehabilitation of Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Systematic Review.

Deirdre Ryan, Brona Fullen, Ebonie Rio, Ricardo Segurado, Diarmiad Stokes, Cliona O'Sullivan

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Review in Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05586191 (Effects of Home Versus Hospital Based Action Observation Therapy on Balance, Mobility and Cognition in Diaplegic Cerebral Palsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 43 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
43citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

NCT05586191 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Home Versus Hospital Based Action Observation Therapy on Balance, Mobility and Cognition in Diaplegic Cerebral Palsy

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled46ConditionsDiplegic Cerebral PalsyArmsAction observation at home, Action Observation therapy at hospital
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Pooled it
  4. Pooled it
  5. Action observation for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022
    Pooled it
  6. Pooled it
  7. Pooled it
  8. Trial
  9. Trial
  10. Trial
  11. Trial
  12. Trial
  13. Trial
  14. Trial
  15. Review
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Review
  20. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Deirdre RyanUCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science, Dublin, Ireland.
Brona FullenUCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science, Dublin, Ireland.
Ebonie RioSchool of Allied Health, La Trobe University Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Ricardo SeguradoUCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science, Dublin, Ireland.
Diarmiad StokesUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Cliona O'SullivanUCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science, Dublin, Ireland.
University College Dublin · IELa Trobe University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effect of action observation therapy (AOT) in the rehabilitation of neurologic and musculoskeletal conditions. DATA SOURCES: Searches were completed until July 2020 from the electronic databases Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (via OVID SP), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. STUDY SELECTION: Randomized controlled trials comparing AOT with standard care were assessed. Musculoskeletal (amputee, orthopedic) and neurologic (dementia, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, stroke) conditions were included. There were no age limitations. Articles had to be available in English. DATA EXTRACTION: Two reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts and full extracts of studies for eligibility and assessed the risk of bias of each study using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool. Data extraction included participant characteristics and intervention duration, frequency, and type.

resultsThe effect of AOT in different outcome measures (OMs) was referenced in terms of body structures and functions, activities and participation, and environmental factors as outlined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Of the 3448 articles identified, 36 articles with 1405 patients met the inclusion criteria. Seven of the 11 meta-analyses revealed a significant effect of intervention, with results presented using the mean difference and 95% CI. A best evidence synthesis was used across all OMs. Strong evidence supports the use of AOT in the rehabilitation of individuals with stroke and Parkinson disease; moderate evidence supports AOT in the rehabilitation of populations with orthopedic and multiple sclerosis diagnoses. However, moderate evidence is provided for and against the effect of AOT in persons with Parkinson disease and cerebral palsy.

conclusionsThis review suggests that AOT is advantageous in the rehabilitation of certain conditions in improving ICF domains. No conclusions can be drawn regarding treatment parameters because of the heterogeneity of the intervention. AOT has been considerably less explored in musculoskeletal conditions.

Indexed as

10MWT, 10-m walk testADL, activities of daily livingAHA, Assisting Hand AssessmentAOT, action observation therapyBBS, Berg Balance ScaleBBT, Box and Block TestFOG, freezing of gaitICF, International Classification of Functioning Disability, and HealthMAS, Modified Ashworth ScaleMCID, minimum clinically important differenceMDC, minimal detectable changeMD, mean differenceMI, motor imageryMNS, mirror neuron systemMUUL, Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb FunctionNeuronal plasticityOM, outcome measuresPDQ-39, 39-item Parkinson Disease QuestionnaireRehabilitationRoB, risk of biasROM, range of motionSF-36, Short Form-36 Health SurveySystematic reviewTUG, Timed Up and GoUPDRS, Unified Parkinson Disease Rating ScaleVAS, Visual Analog ScaleWOMAC, Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index

Identifiers

PMID33778479
PMCPMC7984987
OpenAlexW3125469787

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.