Hunter, SM;
Johansen-Berg, H;
Ward, N;
Kennedy, NC;
Chandler, E;
Weir, CJ;
Rothwell, J;
... Pomeroy, VM; + view all
(2018)
Functional Strength Training and Movement Performance Therapy for Upper Limb Recovery Early Poststroke-Efficacy, Neural Correlates, Predictive Markers, and Cost-Effectiveness: FAST-INdiCATE Trial.
Front. Neurol.
, 8
, Article 733. 10.3389/fneur.2017.00733.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Variation in physiological deficits underlying upper limb paresis after stroke could influence how people recover and to which physical therapy they best respond. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether functional strength training (FST) improves upper limb recovery more than movement performance therapy (MPT). To identify: (a) neural correlates of response and (b) whether pre-intervention neural characteristics predict response. DESIGN: Explanatory investigations within a randomised, controlled, observer-blind, and multicentre trial. Randomisation was computer-generated and concealed by an independent facility until baseline measures were completed. Primary time point was outcome, after the 6-week intervention phase. Follow-up was at 6 months after stroke. PARTICIPANTS: With some voluntary muscle contraction in the paretic upper limb, not full dexterity, when recruited up to 60 days after an anterior cerebral circulation territory stroke. INTERVENTIONS: Conventional physical therapy (CPT) plus either MPT or FST for up to 90 min-a-day, 5 days-a-week for 6 weeks. FST was “hands-off” progressive resistive exercise cemented into functional task training. MPT was “hands-on” sensory/facilitation techniques for smooth and accurate movement. OUTCOMES: The primary efficacy measure was the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT). Neural measures: fractional anisotropy (FA) corpus callosum midline; asymmetry of corticospinal tracts FA; and resting motor threshold (RMT) of motor-evoked potentials. ANALYSIS: Covariance models tested ARAT change from baseline. At outcome: correlation coefficients assessed relationship between change in ARAT and neural measures; an interaction term assessed whether baseline neural characteristics predicted response.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Functional Strength Training and Movement Performance Therapy for Upper Limb Recovery Early Poststroke-Efficacy, Neural Correlates, Predictive Markers, and Cost-Effectiveness: FAST-INdiCATE Trial |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fneur.2017.00733 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2017.00733 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2018 Hunter, Johansen-Berg, Ward, Kennedy, Chandler, Weir, Rothwell, Wing, Grey, Barton, Leavey, Havis, Lemon, Burridge, Dymond and Pomeroy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Clinical Neurology, Neurosciences, Neurosciences & Neurology, stroke, rehabilitation, physical therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, magnetic resonance imaging, upper limb, prediction, Randomized Controlled-Trial, Constraint-Induced Movement, Upper Extremity Function, Chronic Stroke Patients, Motor Function-Test, Tactile Stimulation, Rehabilitation Research, Magnetic Stimulation, Tidier Checklist, Clinical-Trial |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Movement Neurosciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10043469 |
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