SynthesisJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2013
Effectiveness of robot-assisted therapy on ankle rehabilitation--a systematic review.
Synthesis in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02359799 (Home- and Lab-Based Passive and Active Movement Rehabilitation of Ankle Impairments in Children With Cerebral Palsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 39 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Home- and Lab-Based Passive and Active Movement Rehabilitation of Ankle Impairments in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Who cites it
39 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Robotics in Stroke Rehabilitation to Accelerate Upper Extremity Function: Systematic Review.Occupational therapy international · 2023Pooled it
- State of the art in parallel ankle rehabilitation robot: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- State of the Evidence Traffic Lights 2019: Systematic Review of Interventions for Preventing and Treating Children with Cerebral Palsy.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2020Pooled it
- Wearable Ankle Robots in Post-stroke Rehabilitation of Gait: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2019Pooled it
- Reviewing Clinical Effectiveness of Active Training Strategies of Platform-Based Ankle Rehabilitation Robots.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2018Pooled it
- Haptic interaction with a human partner for ankle training in chronic stroke: a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Robot-assisted exercise improves gait and physical function in older adults: a usability study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- Ankle rehabilitation robot training for stroke patients with foot drop: Optimizing intensity and frequency.NeuroRehabilitation · 2023Trial
- User-Adaptive Variable Impedance Control Using Bayesian Optimization for Robot-Aided Ankle Rehabilitation.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2025Article
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- Gait Performance and Brain Activity Are Improved by Gait Automatization during Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Patients with Burns: A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blinded Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Innovative Design and Development of Personalized Ankle-Foot Orthoses for Survivors of Stroke With Equinovarus Foot: Protocol for a Feasibility and Comparative Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- PedBotLab: A Novel Video Game-Based Robotic Ankle Platform Created for Therapeutic Exercise for Children With Neurological Impairments.Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Audiovisual biofeedback amplifies plantarflexor adaptation during walking among children with cerebral palsy.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Impact of Robotic-Assisted Gait Training in Subacute Spinal Cord Injury Patients on Outcome Measure.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Robotic Technology in Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Comprehensive Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Mechanical disturbances applied by motorized ankle foot orthosis to adapt ankle muscles activation-A validation study.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Social Values of Care Robots.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of ankle continuous passive motion on soleus hypertonia in individuals with cerebral palsy: A case series.Biomedical journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to provide a systematic review of studies that investigated the effectiveness of robot-assisted therapy on ankle motor and function recovery from musculoskeletal or neurologic ankle injuries.
methodsThirteen electronic databases of articles published from January, 1980 to June, 2012 were searched using keywords 'ankle*', 'robot*', 'rehabilitat*' or 'treat*' and a free search in Google Scholar based on effects of ankle rehabilitation robots was also conducted. References listed in relevant publications were further screened. Eventually, twenty-nine articles were selected for review and they focused on effects of robot-assisted ankle rehabilitation.
resultsTwenty-nine studies met the inclusion criteria and a total of 164 patients and 24 healthy subjects participated in these trials. Ankle performance and gait function were the main outcome measures used to assess the therapeutic effects of robot-assisted ankle rehabilitation. The protocols and therapy treatments were varied, which made comparison among different studies difficult or impossible. Few comparative trials were conducted among different devices or control strategies. Moreover, the majority of study designs met levels of evidence that were no higher than American Academy for Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) level IV. Only one study used a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) approach with the evidence level being II.
conclusionAll the selected studies showed improvements in terms of ankle performance or gait function after a period of robot-assisted ankle rehabilitation training. The most effective robot-assisted intervention cannot be determined due to the lack of universal evaluation criteria for various devices and control strategies. Future research into the effects of robot-assisted ankle rehabilitation should be carried out based on universal evaluation criteria, which could determine the most effective method of intervention. It is also essential to conduct trials to analyse the differences among different devices or control strategies.
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