To assess the effectiveness of soft splints on spasticity and hand opening in chronic patients with upper limb spasticity and disorders of consciousness (vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome-VS/UWS and minimally conscious state-MCS).
Thibaut, A., Deltombe, T., Wannez, S., Gosseries, O., Ziegler, E., Dieni, C., Deroy, M., & Laureys, S. (2015). Impact of soft splints on upper limb spasticity in chronic patients with disorders of consciousness: A randomized, single-blind, controlled trial. Brain Injury, 27, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2015.1005132 (Original work published 2015)