Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy with Shaping
Objective: To test whether constraint-induced movement therapy combined with operant conditioning and shaping can overcome learned nonuse and improve motor ability and functional independence in chronic stroke patients
This is a Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy with Shaping protocol using human as the model organism. The procedure involves 3 procedural steps, 1 materials. Extracted from a 1994 paper published in Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.
Model and subjects
human • not applicable • unknown • not specified • not specified
Study window
~2 week study window
Core workflow
Apply constraint to unaffected extremity • Conduct operant conditioning training • Apply shaping with verbal feedback
Primary readouts
- Motor ability of affected upper extremity
- Functional independence
- Reduction in learned nonuse
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Apply constraint to unaffected extremity
Restrict movement of the opposite (unaffected) extremity to prevent compensatory use
Note: This constraint forces reliance on the affected limb
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“2 weeks of restricting movement of the opposite (unaffected) extremity and training of the affected limb”
Conduct operant conditioning training
Apply operant conditioning principles to train use of the affected limb by changing contingencies of reinforcement to strongly favor use of the affected upper extremity
Note: Based on principles derived from research with deafferented monkeys
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“changing the contingencies of reinforcement so that they strongly favor use of an affected upper extremity in the chronic postinjury situation”
Apply shaping with verbal feedback
Use shaping techniques combined with verbal feedback to further enhance motor recovery of the affected limb
Note: Preliminary data suggests this enhances motor recovery beyond constraint and operant conditioning alone
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“shaping with verbal feedback further enhances the motor recovery”