SynthesisNeurorehabilitation and neural repair2013
Rehabilitating walking speed poststroke with treadmill-based interventions: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Treadmill training and body weight support for walking after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Physical fitness training for stroke patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Treadmill training and body weight support for walking after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Exploiting telerobotics for sensorimotor rehabilitation: a locomotor embodiment.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Trial
- The Effect of Walking Backward on a Treadmill on Balance, Speed of Walking and Cardiopulmonary Fitness for Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Walking and balance outcomes for stroke survivors: a randomized clinical trial comparing body-weight-supported treadmill training with versus without challenging mobility skills.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- Effects of unilateral real-time biofeedback on propulsive forces during gait.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2017Trial
- Stroke rehabilitation: from diagnosis to therapy.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- A Comparison of Three Common Rehabilitation Interventions Used to Improve Cardiovascular Fitness after Stroke: An Overview of the Literature.BioMed research international · 2023Review
- A Challenge-Based Approach to Body Weight-Supported Treadmill Training Poststroke: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2018Article
- Effects of real-time gait biofeedback on paretic propulsion and gait biomechanics in individuals post-stroke.Topics in stroke rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Human Locomotion in Hypogravity: From Basic Research to Clinical Applications.Frontiers in physiology · 2017Review
- Walking adaptability after a stroke and its assessment in clinical settings.Stroke research and treatment · 2014Review
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Abstract
backgroundIn the past several years, several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been reported regarding the efficacy of treadmill-based walking-specific rehabilitation programs, either individually (TT) or combined with body weight support (BWSTT), over control group therapies poststroke. No clear consensus exists as to whether treadmill-based interventions are superior in rehabilitating walking speed (WS) poststroke.
objectiveTo review published RCTs examining TT and BWSTT poststroke and describe the effects on improving and retaining WS.
methodsA systematic literature search in computerized databases was conducted to identify RCTs whose methodological quality was assessed with PEDro. Pre- and post-WS, change in WS, functional outcomes, and follow-up speed were extracted and calculated from each study. Additionally, statistical results of each study were examined, and the intragroup and intergroup effect sizes (ESintra and ESinter, respectively) were calculated.
resultsAll studies (8 TT; 7 BWSTT) met the inclusion criteria, and their methodological quality was generally good, with a mean PEDro score 6.9/10. Of the 15 studies, 8 studies (4 TT; 4 BWSTT) reported intragroup significant increases of WS, whereas only 4 (4 TT) found superiority of treadmill interventions. Nine studies demonstrated large ESintra (4 TT; 5 BWSTT), yet only 3 showed large ESinter (1 TT; 2 BWSTT). Four studies (2 TT and 2 BWSTT) reported retention of gains in WS, regardless of intervention.
conclusionsTreadmill-based interventions poststroke may increase and retain WS, but their universal superiority to other control group therapies has failed to be established.
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