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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2024

Upper extremity training followed by lower extremity training with a brain-computer interface rehabilitation system.

Sebastian Sieghartsleitner, Marc Sebastián-Romagosa, Woosang Cho, Johannes Grünwald, Rupert Ortner, Josef Scharinger, Kyousuke Kamada, Christoph Guger

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract read
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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT06690931 narecruitingnot on this map

Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation Using Neurofeedback With Functional Electrical Stimulation and Virtual Reality Feedback for Lower Extremities

TypeinterventionalSponsorg.tec medical engineering GmbHRan2024 to 2027Enrolled30ConditionsParkinson DiseaseArmsBrain-Computer Interface with FES and VR, Motor imagery with Functional Electrical Stimulation and Virtual Reality feedback
NCT07537530 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Gait Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients Using Functional Electrical Stimulation and Visual Feedback

TypeinterventionalSponsorg.tec medical engineering GmbHRan2025 to 2026Enrolled30ConditionsStrokeArmsrecoveriX, Control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sebastian Sieghartsleitnerg.tec Medical Engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Austria.
Marc Sebastián-Romagosag.tec Medical Engineering Spain S.L., Barcelona, Spain.
Woosang Chog.tec Medical Engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Austria.
Johannes Grünwaldg.tec Medical Engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Austria.
Rupert Ortnerg.tec Medical Engineering Spain S.L., Barcelona, Spain.
Josef ScharingerInstitute of Computational Perception, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.
Kyousuke KamadaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Megumino Hospital, Eniwa, Japan.
Christoph Gugerg.tec Medical Engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Austria.
Anotec Engineering (Spain) · ESJohannes Kepler University of Linz · ATGuger Technologies (Austria) · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) based on functional electrical stimulation have been used for upper extremity motor rehabilitation after stroke. However, little is known about their efficacy for multiple BCI treatments. In this study, 19 stroke patients participated in 25 upper extremity followed by 25 lower extremity BCI training sessions. Methods: Patients' functional state was assessed using two sets of clinical scales for the two BCI treatments. The Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA-UE) and the 10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT) were the primary outcome measures for the upper and lower extremity BCI treatments, respectively. Results: Patients' motor function as assessed by the FMA-UE improved by an average of 4.2 points ( Discussion: The results of the current study provide evidence that both upper and lower extremity BCI treatments, as well as their combination, are effective in facilitating functional improvements after stroke. In addition, and most importantly improvements did not stop after the first 25 upper extremity BCI sessions.

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brain-computer interfaceEEGlower extremitymotor functionmotor imageryrehabilitationstrokeupper extremity

Identifiers

PMID38500488
PMCPMC10944934
OpenAlexW4392372193

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