Stroke Trials Registry

Constraint-induced therapy
Forced use therapy

Action
Rehabilation approach: increased use of the affected extremity after stroke may promote recovery.

Status
Many trials in progress. Results from the EXCITe trial expected in mid-2006.

Trial(s)
= Ongoing
= Completed

AutoCITE Automated Constraint-Induced Therapy Extension for movement deficits after stroke

Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy after Subacute Stroke [SPOTRIAS]

Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Trial

Constraint-Induced Therapy Modified for Rehabilitating Arm Function in Stroke Patients with Paretic Hands

EXCITE Extremity Constraint-Induced Therapy

Forced Use of the Upper Extremity in Chronic Stroke Patients

mCIT Modified Constraint-Induced Therapy in Stroke

VECTORS Very Early Constraint-Induced Treatment for Recovery of Stroke

Web Links and Publications

EXCITe Trial Web Site

Back from the brink: electromyography-triggered stimulation combined with modified constraint-induced movement therapy in chronic stroke.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2006 Jan;87(1):27-31

Modified constraint-induced therapy in acute stroke: a randomized controlled pilot study.
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2005 Mar;19(1):27-32

Efficacy of modified constraint-induced movement therapy in chronic stroke.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004 Jan;85:14-18.

What is constraint-induced therapy?
Rehabil Nurs 2004 Jul-Aug;29(4):114-5, 121

Changes in serial optical topography and TMS during task performance after constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke: a case study.
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 2004 Jun;18(2):95-105

Constraint Induced Movement Therapy after Subacute Stroke.
Ongoing Clinical Trials Session, 27th International Stroke Conference, 2002. [PDF Format]

Repetitive task practice: a critical review of constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke.
Neurologist 2002 Nov;8(6):325-38

Does the Application of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy During Acute Rehabilitation Reduce Arm Impairment After Ischemic Stroke?
Stroke 2000; 31:2984.

Treatment-induced cortical reorganization after stroke in humans.
Stroke 2000 Jun;31(6):1210-6.

Effects of constraint-induced movement therapy on patients with chronic motor deficits after stroke: a replication.
Stroke 1999 Mar;30(3):586-92.

Forced use of the upper extremity in chronic stroke patients: results from a single-blind randomized clinical trial.
Stroke 1999 Nov;30(11):2369-75

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