1. Constraint-induced aphasia therapy for patients with aphasia: A systematic review
- Author
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Li Ge, Qing-Xiang Zheng, Jing Xiang, Guan-Dong Wang, and Ping-Ping Huang
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Language tests ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Review ,Aachen aphasia test ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,Aphasia ,medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Western Aphasia Battery ,Methodological quality ,General Nursing ,Constraint-induced aphasia therapy ,lcsh:RT1-120 ,lcsh:Nursing ,030504 nursing ,Descriptive statistics ,business.industry ,Comprehension ,Physical therapy ,Written language ,medicine.symptom ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Descriptive analysis - Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to systematically evaluate the effects of constraint-induced aphasia therapy (CIAT) for aphasic patients reported by randomized controlled trials. Methods: Relevant randomized controlled trials were retrieved from 11 electronic databases. A methodological quality assessment was conducted in accordance with the Cochrane Handbook, and meta-analyses were performed by using RevMan 5.2. A descriptive analysis was conducted when the included trials were not suitable for a meta-analysis. Results: A total of 12 trials were included. A statistically significant group difference was shown from the meta-analysis in the results measured by the Western Aphasia Battery (random-effects model, MD = 1.23, 95% CI = 0.31 to 2.14, P 0.05) and Aachen Aphasia Test (fixed-effects model, MD = −1.11, 95% CI = −4.49 to 2.27, P > 0.05). The descriptive analysis showed positive results in language performances of naming, repetition, and comprehension. Conclusion: This systematic review indicated that CIAT was efficient for improving language performance with regard to naming, comprehension, repetition, written language, and oral language based on the current evidence. And this review provides some meaningful guides for clinical practice: expand the therapy duration to 2 or 3 h per day, focus on naming, and choose the best assessment tool. It also indicates a need for more rigorous, large-scale, and high-quality trials in the future.
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- 2020