title: Effects of constraint-induced therapy combined with eye patching on functional outcomes and movement kinematics in poststroke neglect.
abstract: OBJECTIVE. We investigated the effect of constraint-induced therapy (CIT) plus eye patching (EP), CIT alone, and conventional treatment on functional performance, eye movement, and trunk-arm kinematics in stroke patients with neglect syndrome. METHOD. Twenty-four participants were recruited and randomly allocated to three intervention groups. All participants received intervention 2 hr/day, 5 days/wk, for 3 wk. Outcome measures included the Catherine Bergego Scale, eye movement, and trunk-arm kinematic analysis. RESULTS. The CIT + EP and CIT groups demonstrated larger improvements in functional performance than the control group. The CIT group showed better performance with left fixation points than the CIT+EP group and shorter reaction time than the control group. The CIT + EP group improved more in preplanned control and leftward trunk shift than the other two groups. CONCLUSION. CIT + EP and CIT were more effective interventions than conventional treatment of patients with neglect syndrome in daily functional performance.
authors: Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors: Ching-Yi
authors: CY
authors: Wu
authors: Tien-Ni
authors: TN
authors: Wang
authors: Yu-Ting
authors: YT
authors: Chen
authors: Keh-Chung
authors: KC
authors: Lin
authors: Yi-An
authors: YA
authors: Chen
authors: Hsiang-Ting
authors: HT
authors: Li
authors: Pei-Luen
authors: PL
authors: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D057189:Checklist; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011930:Reaction Time; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000502:physiology*; D012683:Sensory Deprivation / Q000502:physiology*; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome