Journal article
A Self-Empowered Upper Limb Repetitive Engagement Program to Improve Upper Limb Recovery Early Post-Stroke: Phase II Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
LF Chin, KS Hayward, ALM Chai, SG Brauer
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2021
Abstract
Background. Time outside therapy provides an opportunity to increase upper limb (UL) use during post-stroke hospitalization. Objective. To determine if a self-directed UL program outside therapy (Self-Empowered UL Repetitive Engagement, SURE) was feasible and to explore the potential effect of the SURE program on UL use and recovery. Methods. Twenty-three patients from an inpatient rehabilitation center who were ≤21 days post-stroke and had a Fugl Meyer UL (FMUL) score ≤50 and a positive motor evoked potential (MEP+) response were randomized (stratified by impairment) to either experimental group (SURE: individualized, UL self-exercise and use outside therapy for 6 hours/week for 4 weeks) or..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Rehabilitation Research Institute of Singapore Rehabilitation Research Grant (grant number RRG1/16015). LFC is supported by National Medical Research Council Singapore (MH 95: 03/8-1031). KSH was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship (1088449). The Florey Institute of Neuroscience andMental Health acknowledges the strong support from the Victorian Government and in particular the funding from the Operational Infrastructure Support Grant.