International randomized clinical trial, stroke inpatient rehabilitation with reinforcement of walking speed (SIRROWS), improves outcomes

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 235-242

  Dobkin, Bruce H ^a   Plummer D'Amato, Prudence ^b   Elashoff, Robert ^a   Lee, Jihey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback; Functional Ambulation Classification; Randomized clinical trial; Stroke rehabilitation; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL AMBULATION CLASSIFICATION; GENDER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERNET; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; REINFORCEMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOCITY; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 77749252754     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968309357558     Document Type: Article

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