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Trial reportClinical rehabilitation2023

Effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on upper-limb impairment after stroke: A randomized, controlled, single-blind trial.

Hewei Wang, Yuzhi Xiang, Chuankai Wang, Yingying Wang, Shugeng Chen, Li Ding, Qiang Liu, Xiaowen Wang, Kun Zhao, Jie Jia and 1 more

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Trial report in Clinical rehabilitation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hewei WangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7632-0607
Yuzhi XiangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shanghai Third Rehabilitation Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Chuankai WangDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, South China Hospital, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yingying WangDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shugeng ChenDepartment of Rehabilitation, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1886-9233
Li DingDepartment of Rehabilitation, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Qiang LiuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaowen WangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shanghai Third Rehabilitation Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Kun ZhaoDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shanghai Third Rehabilitation Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Jie JiaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4516-4629
Yao ChenDepartment of Rehabilitation, Shanghai Third Rehabilitation Hospital, Shanghai, China.
Fudan University · CNShanghai Third People's Hospital · CNMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CNShenzhen University Health Science Center · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on upper limb motor recovery during post-stroke rehabilitation.

designSingle-blind, randomized controlled trial.

settingFour inpatient rehabilitation facilities. SUBJECTS: A total of 204 stroke patients with unilateral upper limb motor impairment were randomly 1:1 allocated to TEAS or sham TEAS group. Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics were comparable between the two groups.

interventionsBoth groups received conventional physical and occupational therapies. TEAS and sham TEAS therapy were administered to two acupoints (LI10 and TE5) with a pulse duration of 300 OUTCOME MEASURES: The upper-extremity Fugl-Meyer score (primary outcome), manual muscle testing, modified Ashworth scale, Lindmark hand function score, and Barthel index were evaluated by blinded assessors at baseline, 2, 4, 6, 10, and 18 weeks.

resultsThe number of patients who completed the treatment was 99 and 97 in the TEAS and the sham group. No significant between-group difference was found in the Upper-Extremity Fugl-Meyer score, Modified Ashworth Scale, Lindmark hand function score, and Barthel Index after intervention and during follow-up. However, the TEAS group exhibited 0.29 (95% CI 0.02 to 0.55) greater improvements in Manual Muscle Testing of wrist extension than the sham group (

conclusionsAdministration of TEAS therapy to hemiplegic forearm could not improve the upper extremity motor recovery. However, TEAS on the forearm might provide potential benefits for strength improvement of the wrist.

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StrokeStroke RehabilitationAcupuncture PointsHumansRecovery of FunctionSingle-Blind MethodTreatment OutcomeUpper Extremityacupuncture pointselectrical stimulationrandomized controlled trialstrokeupper limb

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PMCPMC10041575
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