Journal article
Early intensive hand rehabilitation is not more effective than usual care plus one-to-one hand therapy in people with sub-acute spinal cord injury ('Hands On'): A randomised trial
LA Harvey, SA Dunlop, L Churilov, MP Galea, M Hurley, J Batty, TZ Li, A Thompson, H Withers, A Nunn, J Alexander, J Buchanan, K Wisbey, T Geraghty, V Pick, R Marshall, J Clark, KA Sinnott, J Abel
Journal of Physiotherapy | AUSTRALIAN PHYSIOTHERAPY ASSOC | Published : 2016
Abstract
Question: What is the effect of adding an intensive task-specific hand-training program involving functional electrical stimulation to a combination of usual care plus three 15-minute sessions per week of one-to-one hand therapy in people with sub-acute tetraplegia? Design: A parallel group, randomised, controlled trial. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) via a computer-generated concealed block randomisation procedure to either a control or experimental intervention. Participants: Seventy people with C2 to T1 motor complete or incomplete tetraplegia within 6 months of injury. Participants were recruited from seven spinal units in Australia and New Zealand. Intervention: Experimental ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Funding from the Transport Accident Commission (Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative), NSW Lifetime Care and Support Authority, The University of Melbourne and The University of Western Australia.