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SynthesisFrontiers in aging neuroscience2022

Effectiveness and Success Factors of Bilateral Arm Training After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Siyun Chen, Yuqi Qiu, Clare C Bassile, Anita Lee, Ruifeng Chen, Dongsheng Xu

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Synthesis in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Feasibility and efficacy of an early sensory-motor rehabilitation program on hand function in patients with stroke: a pilot, single-subject experimental design.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Siyun ChenCollege of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yuqi QiuSchool of Statistics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Clare C BassileDepartment of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, United States.
Anita LeeDepartment of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, United States.
Ruifeng ChenDivision of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States.
Dongsheng XuCollege of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Columbia University · USEast China Normal University · CNShanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bilateral arm training (BAT) presents as a promising approach in upper extremity (UE) rehabilitation after a stroke as it may facilitate neuroplasticity. However, the effectiveness of BAT is inconclusive, and no systematic reviews and meta-analyses have investigated the impact of different factors on the outcomes of BAT. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to (1) compare the effects of bilateral arm training (BAT) with unilateral arm training (UAT) and conventional therapy (CT) on the upper limb (UL) motor impairments and functional performance post-stroke, and (2) investigate the different contributing factors that may influence the success of BAT. A comprehensive literature search was performed in five databases. Randomized control trials (RCTs) that met inclusion criteria were selected and assessed for methodological qualities. Data relating to outcome measures, characteristics of participants (stroke chronicity and severity), and features of intervention (type of BAT and dose) were extracted for meta-analysis. With 25 RCTs meeting the inclusion criteria, BAT demonstrated significantly greater improvements in motor impairments as measured by Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) than CT (

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bilateral arm trainingICF modelmeta-analysisneuroplasticityrehabilitationstrokeupper extremity

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