Trial reportJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2012
An observational report of intensive robotic and manual gait training in sub-acute stroke.
Trial report in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02735148 (The Effects of Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training On Static And Dynamic Balance In Stroke Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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The Effects of Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training On Static And Dynamic Balance In Stroke Patients: A Randomized-Single Blind Study
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of electromechanical-assisted gait training on clinical walking function and gait symmetry after brain injury of stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Neuroplastic effects of end-effector robotic gait training for hemiparetic stroke: a randomised controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- A Comparative Study of Conventional Physiotherapy versus Robot-Assisted Gait Training Associated to Physiotherapy in Individuals with Ataxia after Stroke.Behavioural neurology · 2018Trial
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- Development and validation of multiple machine learning models for identifying factors associated with walking ability in ischemic stroke patients: a single-center retrospective study with SHAP approach.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
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- Nanorobots mediated drug delivery for brain cancer active targeting and controllable therapeutics.Discover nano · 2024Review
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- Walking speed at the acute and subacute stroke stage: A descriptive meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Review
- A Review of Robot-Assisted Lower-Limb Stroke Therapy: Unexplored Paths and Future Directions in Gait Rehabilitation.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2020Review
- Robot-Assisted Stair Climbing Training on Postural Control and Sensory Integration Processes in Chronic Post-stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
- Hemorrhagic versus ischemic stroke: Who can best benefit from blended conventional physiotherapy with robotic-assisted gait therapy?PloS one · 2017Article
- Technological advances in interventions to enhance poststroke gait.Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 2013Review
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of automated electromechanical devices for gait training in neurological patients is increasing, yet the functional outcomes of well-defined training programs using these devices and the characteristics of patients that would most benefit are seldom reported in the literature. In an observational study of functional outcomes, we aimed to provide a benchmark for expected change in gait function in early stroke patients, from an intensive inpatient rehabilitation program including both robotic and manual gait training.
methodsWe followed 103 sub-acute stroke patients who met the clinical inclusion criteria for Body Weight Supported Robotic Gait Training (BWSRGT). Patients completed an intensive 8-week gait-training program comprising robotic gait training (weeks 0-4) followed by manual gait training (weeks 4-8). A change in clinical function was determined by the following assessments taken at 0, 4 and 8 weeks (baseline, mid-point and end-point respectively): Functional Ambulatory Categories (FAC), 10 m Walking Test (10 MWT), and Tinetti Gait and Balance Scales.
resultsOver half of the patients made a clinically meaningful improvement on the Tinetti Gait Scale (> 3 points) and Tinetti Balance Scale (> 5 points), while over 80% of the patients increased at least 1 point on the FAC scale (0-5) and improved walking speed by more than 0.2 m/s. Patients responded positively in gait function regardless of variables gender, age, aetiology (hemorrhagic/ischemic), and affected hemisphere. The most robust and significant change was observed for patients in the FAC categories two and three. The therapy was well tolerated and no patients withdrew for factors related to the type or intensity of training.
conclusionsEight-weeks of intensive rehabilitation including robotic and manual gait training was well tolerated by early stroke patients, and was associated with significant gains in function. Patients with mid-level gait dysfunction showed the most robust improvement following robotic training.
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