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The PROMOTOER: a Brain Computer Interface-based intervention that promotes upper limb functional motor recovery in subacute stroke patients. A randomized controlled trial ...

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Ministero della Salute - Ricerca Finalizzata 2018 - IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia
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December 2022
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Italian Institutions

Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability. Cost-effective post-stroke rehabilitation programs are critically needed. Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems which enable the modulation of EEG sensorimotor rhythms are promising tools to promote early improvements of motor rehabilitation outcomes after stroke. In this proposal, we intend to boost this BCI application beyond the state of art by providing: i) evidence for a long-term efficacy in enhancing post-stroke functional hand motor recovery; and ii) quantificable indices (beyond clinical scales) sensible to patient's response to a Promotoer (BCI system compatible with clinical setting)-based intervention. To these aims, a longitudinal randomized controlled trial will be performed in which subacute stroke patients will undergo a Promotoer-assisted hand motor imagery training. Successful project outcomes will pose the healthcare system at the cutting edge of sensible technology innovation for neurological rehabilitation care.

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