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Can forced-use therapy be clinically applied after stroke? an exploratory randomized controlled trial11No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

Ploughman, Michelle, Corbett, Dale·2004·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Objective To determine the efficacy, safety, and compliance with forced-use therapy (FUT) applied without additional "shaping" therapy during the rehabilitation phase of stroke. Design Prospective, randomized controlled trial. Setting Tertiary mixed rehabilitation center. Participants Consecutive sample of 30 inpatients or outpatients with first stroke showing minimal movement of the arm and hand. Subjects who scored below 26 on the Mini-Mental State Examination were excluded. Seven subjects either did not provide consent or withdrew from the study. The remaining subjects were randomized into the control group (n=13) and the FUT group (n=10). Intervention FUT involved wearing a thick constraint mitten on the sound arm for as many as 6 hours a day. Main outcome measures The Chedoke McMaster Impairment Inventory for arm, hand, postural control, and shoulder pain; Action Research Arm Test; grip strength; and FIM instrument. Results FUT subjects experienced 20% more recovery of the arm than did control subjects and more recovery of postural control (P=.04). Men benefited most from the program, and there was a tendency for FUT subjects to have more shoulder pain. Compliance was related to cognitive status. Conclusions FUT, without shaping therapy, appears to augment arm recovery, but a larger sample is required to confirm these findings. The FUT mitten was safe and well tolerated; however, more research is needed to determine the relation between FUT and hemiplegic shoulder pain.

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Authors
Ploughman, M., & Corbett, D.
Affiliations
Memorial University of Newfoundland (CA)
Corresponding author
Ploughman, Michelle
Venue
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-09
Volume
85
Issue
9
Pages
1417-1423
ISSN
0003-9993 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1967959307
Cited by
106
References
20
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FWCI
5.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
Keywords
stroke rehabilitation, constraint-induced movement therapy, arm recovery, postural control, shoulder pain, hemiplegia, grip strength, medication adherence, cognitive status
MeSH terms
Stroke Rehabilitation, Activities of Daily Living, Acute Disease, Aged, Arm, Exercise Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain, Posture, Prospective Studies, Regression Analysis, Restraint, Physical, Severity of Illness Index, Shoulder Joint, Multivariate Analysis, Range of Motion, Articular, Treatment Outcome, Patient Selection, Hand Strength, Recovery of Function, Stroke

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