TY - JOUR
T1 - The EXCITE stroke trial
T2 - Comparing early and delayed constraint-induced movement therapy
AU - Wolf, Steven L.
AU - Thompson, Paul A.
AU - Winstein, Carolee J.
AU - Miller, J. Phillip
AU - Blanton, Sarah R.
AU - Nichols-Larsen, Deborah S.
AU - Morris, David M.
AU - Uswatte, Gitendra
AU - Taub, Edward
AU - Light, Kathye E.
AU - Sawaki, Lumy
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Background And Purpose-: Although constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) has been shown to improve upper extremity function in stroke survivors at both early and late stages after stroke, the comparison between participants within the same cohort but receiving the intervention at different time points has not been undertaken. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare functional improvements between stroke participants randomized to receive this intervention within 3 to 9 months (early group) to participants randomized on recruitment to receive the identical intervention 15 to 21 months after stroke (delayed group). Methods-: Two weeks of CIMT was delivered to participants immediately after randomization (early group) or 1 year later (delayed group). Evaluators blinded to group designation administered primary (Wolf Motor Function Test, Motor Activity Log) and secondary (Stroke Impact Scale) outcome measures among the 106 early participants and 86 delayed participants before delivery of CIMT, 2 weeks thereafter, and 4, 8, and 12 months later. Results-: Although both groups showed significant improvements from pretreatment to 12 months after treatment, the earlier CIMT group showed greater improvement than the delayed CIMT group in Wolf Motor Function Test Performance Time and the Motor Activity Log (P<0.0001), as well as in Stroke Impact Scale Hand and Activities domains (P<0.0009 and 0.0214, respectively). Early and delayed group comparison of scores on these measures 24 months after enrollment showed no statistically significant differences between groups. Conclusions-: CIMT can be delivered to eligible patients 3 to 9 months or 15 to 21 months after stroke. Both patient groups achieved approximately the same level of significant arm motor function 24 months after enrollment. Clinical Trial Registration-: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov.
AB - Background And Purpose-: Although constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) has been shown to improve upper extremity function in stroke survivors at both early and late stages after stroke, the comparison between participants within the same cohort but receiving the intervention at different time points has not been undertaken. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare functional improvements between stroke participants randomized to receive this intervention within 3 to 9 months (early group) to participants randomized on recruitment to receive the identical intervention 15 to 21 months after stroke (delayed group). Methods-: Two weeks of CIMT was delivered to participants immediately after randomization (early group) or 1 year later (delayed group). Evaluators blinded to group designation administered primary (Wolf Motor Function Test, Motor Activity Log) and secondary (Stroke Impact Scale) outcome measures among the 106 early participants and 86 delayed participants before delivery of CIMT, 2 weeks thereafter, and 4, 8, and 12 months later. Results-: Although both groups showed significant improvements from pretreatment to 12 months after treatment, the earlier CIMT group showed greater improvement than the delayed CIMT group in Wolf Motor Function Test Performance Time and the Motor Activity Log (P<0.0001), as well as in Stroke Impact Scale Hand and Activities domains (P<0.0009 and 0.0214, respectively). Early and delayed group comparison of scores on these measures 24 months after enrollment showed no statistically significant differences between groups. Conclusions-: CIMT can be delivered to eligible patients 3 to 9 months or 15 to 21 months after stroke. Both patient groups achieved approximately the same level of significant arm motor function 24 months after enrollment. Clinical Trial Registration-: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov.
KW - constraint-induced movement therapy
KW - forced use
KW - rehabilitation
KW - stroke
KW - upper extremity
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U2 - 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.588723
DO - 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.588723
M3 - Article
C2 - 20814005
AN - SCOPUS:77957994720
SN - 0039-2499
VL - 41
SP - 2309
EP - 2315
JO - Stroke
JF - Stroke
IS - 10
ER -