Lydia W Chen , Md. Shofiqul Islam , Lisa A Harvey , Nicole Whitehead , Mohammad Sohrab Hossain , Ehsanur Rahman , Farjana Taoheed , Nadia Afrin Urme , Joanne V Glinsky
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Strength training with electrical stimulation has no or little effect on the very weak muscles of patients with spinal cord injury: a randomised trial
Question
Is electrical stimulation (ES) combined with strength training and usual care more effective than usual care alone in increasing the strength of very weak muscles in people with recent spinal cord injury (SCI)?
Design
A randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation, intention-to-treat analysis and blinded outcome assessors.
Participants
Sixty participants with recent SCI were recruited from three SCI units in Australia and Bangladesh.
Interventions
Participants were randomised to either a treatment or control group. A major muscle group of the upper or lower limb with Grade 1 or Grade 2 strength on a standard 6-point manual muscle test was selected. Participants in the experimental group received strength training combined with ES and usual care for the target muscle group over 8 weeks. Participants in the control group received only usual care.
Outcome measures
Assessments were undertaken by a blinded assessor at baseline and 8 weeks. The primary outcome was voluntary muscle strength on a modified 13-point manual muscle test. The three secondary outcomes were participants’ perceptions of strength, function and ability to perform self-selected goals.
Results
The mean between-group difference for voluntary strength at 8 weeks was 0.7 out of 13 points (95% CI –0.7 to 2.1), where the clinically worthwhile treatment effect was deemed a priori as 1 point. None of the secondary outcomes demonstrated a clinically important effect.
Conclusion
Strength training combined with ES over 8 weeks has a negligible effect on the strength of very weak muscles in people with SCI.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Physiotherapy is the official journal of the Australian Physiotherapy Association. It aims to publish high-quality research with a significant impact on global physiotherapy practice. The journal's vision is to lead the field in supporting clinicians to access, understand, and implement research evidence that will enhance person-centred care. In January 2008, the Journal of Physiotherapy became the first physiotherapy journal to adhere to the ICMJE requirement of registering randomized trials with a recognized Trial Registry. The journal prioritizes systematic reviews, clinical trials, economic analyses, experimental studies, qualitative studies, epidemiological studies, and observational studies. In January 2014, it also became the first core physiotherapy/physical therapy journal to provide free access to editorials and peer-reviewed original research. The Australian Physiotherapy Association extended their support for excellence in physiotherapy practice by sponsoring open access publication of all Journal of Physiotherapy content in 2016. As a result, all past, present, and future journal articles are freely accessible, and there are no author fees for publication.