Trial reportNeural plasticity2021
Effectiveness of Contralaterally Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation versus Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Upper Limb Motor Functional Recovery in Subacute Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Neural plasticity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The efficacy of contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation compared to conventional neuromuscular electrical stimulation for recovery of limb function following a stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Neurological Physiotherapy Interventions in Post-stroke Motor Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- A kinematic-and-muscular modulation strategy for FES-assisted upper limb rehabilitation: a feasibility study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy With or Without Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Versus Conventional Therapy for Upper Extremity Function in Chronic Stroke Survivors: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Theoretical proposal for restoration of hand motor function based on plasticity of motor-cortical interhemispheric interaction and its developmental rule.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- The role of Smo-Shh/Gli signaling activation in the prevention of neurological and ageing disorders.Biogerontology · 2023Review
- Top-down and bottom-up stimulation techniques combined with action observation treatment in stroke rehabilitation: a perspective.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Effectiveness of contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation vs. neuromuscular electrical stimulation for recovery of lower extremity function in patients with subacute stroke: A randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation (CCFES) versus neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on motor recovery of the upper limb in subacute stroke patients. Materials and Methods: Fifty patients within six months poststroke were randomly assigned to the CCFES group ( Results: After a 3-week intervention, FMA-UE and BI increased in both groups ( Conclusions: CCFES improved upper limb motor function, but did not show better treatment effect than NMES. CCFES significantly enhanced the sEMG response of paretic extensor carpi radialis compared with NMES, but did not decrease the cocontraction of antagonist.
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