Supplementary Table 1 characteristics of the included studies
Study Participants Neuromuscular electrical stimulation in intervention group Follo w -up period
Baseline therapy for both groups
Examined outcome Type of
CP
n Mea
n age
Typ e
location Intensit
y (mA)
Durati on (µs)
Freque ncy (Hz)
Treatment protocol
Alhusai ni et al., 2019 [20]
Hemiple gia
2 9
8.5y Sens
ory Dorsum of the forearm over the bellies of the wrist and finger extensor muscles
50–100 250 100 0.5hr/d
TIW for 8 weeks
nil Traditiona l physical therapy
JTHFT, Hand grip strength,
ABILHAND-Kids score
Sathees kumar 2018 [21]
Hemiple gia
6 0
6.26 y
Sens
ory Forearm flexor and extensor group muscles
0.01 until 2–3 times the sensory threshol d#
200 100
1hr/d TIW for 8 weeks
nil
SM–TOT QUEST,
ABILHAND-Kids score, TR, TL, TPD, STG, NHPT
Yıldızg ören et al., 2014
Spastic hemipleg ia
2 4
7.8y Cycl ic
Lateral side of the forearm under the elbow
10–25 300 30 0.5hr/d
QD for 6 weeks
nil Conventio nal
rehabilitati on
ABILHAND-Kids score, Active wrist extension angle, Zancolli classification
