A systematic review protocol of timing efficacy and cost effectiveness of upper limb therapy for motor recovery post-stroke

摘要

BackgroundImproving upper limb (UL) motor recovery after stroke represents a major clinical and scientific goal. We aim to complete three systematic reviews to estimate the (1) association between time to start of UL therapy and motor recovery, (2) relative efficacy of different UL therapy approaches post-stroke and (3) cost-effectiveness of UL therapy interventions.