Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Chronic Stroke: A Blinded Randomized Pilot Study
Kimberley TJ, Pierce D, Prudente CN, Francisco GE, Yozbatiran N, Smith P, Tarver B, Engineer ND, Alexander Dickie D, Kline DK, et al.
Stroke · 2018
Key finding
Active VNS group showed mean improvement of 9.5 FMA-UE points versus 3.8 in controls at day 90, with a clinically meaningful response rate of 88% versus 33% with control.
- Condition
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 17
Cite this study
Kimberley, T. J., Pierce, D., Prudente, C. N., Francisco, G. E., Yozbatiran, N., Smith, P., Tarver, B., Engineer, N. D., Alexander Dickie, D., Kline, D. K., Wigginton, J. G., Cramer, S. C., & Dawson, J. (2018). Vagus Nerve Stimulation Paired With Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Chronic Stroke: A Blinded Randomized Pilot Study. Stroke, 49(11), 2789-2792. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.022279
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