Study design
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STROKE, STROKE
This clinical trial is designed as a double-blind RCT with 90 participants (60 stroke patients and 30 healthy controls) to be recruited. SPIRIT checklist and CONSORT statement were used when writing this study protocol [Flow diagram of the whole trial (details of patients’ and healthy controls’ groups in Figs. Flow diagram of the PES group and CES group. MBI, Modified Barthel Index; CSS, China Stroke Scale; U-FMA, upper Fugl-Meyer motor function assessment; MMT, Manual Muscle Testing; Brunnstrom, Brunnstrom motor function assessmentFlow diagram of the healthy control group