ArticleDeutsches Arzteblatt international2008
Robot-assisted upper and lower limb rehabilitation after stroke: walking and arm/hand function.
Article in Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07057700 (Investigating the Mechanisms of Welwalk Robot in Restoring Motor Function of the Lower Extremities in Stroke Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Investigating the Mechanisms of Welwalk Robot in Restoring Motor Function of the Lower Extremities in Stroke Patients
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Industrial-grade collaborative robots for motor rehabilitation after stroke and spinal cord injury: a systematic narrative review.Biomedical engineering online · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review with network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of robotic-assisted arm training for improving activities of daily living and upper limb function after stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Pooled it
- The Improvement of Walking Ability Following Stroke.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2018Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Appropriate Robotic Intervention for Gait Function in Subacute Stroke Patients.BioMed research international · 2018Pooled it
- A new lower limb portable exoskeleton for gait assistance in neurological patients: a proof of concept study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Trial
- Distal versus proximal - an investigation on different supportive strategies by robots for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2019Trial
- Introducing a feedback training system for guided home rehabilitation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2010Trial
- Post-Stroke Rehabilitation: Neurophysiology Processes of Bilateral Movement Training and Interlimb Coupling-A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Clinician perceptions of a novel wearable robotic hand orthosis for post-stroke hemiparesis.Disability and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The Effect of Home-Based Robotic Rehabilitation on Individuals with Disabilities in Community Settings: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Robotic exoskeleton-assisted walking rehabilitation for stroke patients: a bibliometric and visual analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Review
- Effects of Stroke Rehabilitation Using Gait Robot-Assisted Training and Person-Centered Goal Setting: A Single Blinded Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Brain-computer interface treatment for gait rehabilitation in stroke patients.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
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- Post-stroke Rehabilitation of Severe Upper Limb Paresis in Germany - Toward Long-Term Treatment With Brain-Computer Interfaces.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Review
- Applications of Smart Textiles in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- A Single Session of Robot-Controlled Proprioceptive Training Modulates Functional Connectivity of Sensory Motor Networks and Improves Reaching Accuracy in Chronic Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2019Article
- Robot-assisted gait training for stroke patients: current state of the art and perspectives of robotics.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2017Review
- Decoding Sensorimotor Rhythms during Robotic-Assisted Treadmill Walking for Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Applications.PloS one · 2015Article
- A BMI-based occupational therapy assist suit: asynchronous control by SSVEP.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2013Article
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Abstract
introductionRobots help to intensify motor rehabilitation of the upper and lower limbs after stroke. This article presents controlled studies relating to this topic, and an overview.
methodsA search was carried out for relevant randomized controlled trials, published between 1980 and 2007, on Medline (PubMed), Embase, and CINHAL.
resultsTwo studies showed benefit for an electromechanical gait trainer, with significantly more patients resuming walking as compared to conventional physiotherapy. Two studies showed no evidence of benefit for an exoskeleton-based system. A pooled analysis was not conducted due to the small numbers of studies and high heterogeneity. In arm/hand rehabilitation a number of unilateral or bilateral end-effector based systems proved effective in patients with stroke, and a simple one-dimensional system and a passive exoskeleton system proved effective in patients with chronic symptoms. DISCUSSION: Robot-assisted motor rehabilitation after stroke appears promising. More trials, including comparative studies, are mandatory. The robot cannot be considered a substitute for the patient-therapist relationship.
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