Emilia Ambrosini, Giulio Gasperini, Johannes Zajc, Nancy Immick, Andreas Augsten, Mauro Rossini, Roberto Ballarati, Micheal Russold, Simona Ferrante, Giancarlo Ferrigno, Maria Bulgheroni, Walter Baccinelli, Thomas Schauer, Constantin Wiesener, Margit Gfoehler, Markus Puchinger, Mathias Weber, Sebastian Weber, Alessandra Pedrocchi, Franco Molteni, Karsten Krakow
BACKGROUND: Robotic systems combined with Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) showed promising results on upper-limb motor recovery after stroke, but adequately-sized randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are still missing. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether arm training supported by RETRAINER, a passive exoskeleton integrated with electromyograph-triggered functional electrical stimulation, is superior to advanced conventional therapy (ACT) of equal intensity in the recovery of arm functions, dexterity, strength, activities of daily living, and quality of life after stroke...
March 3, 2021: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair