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ReviewBioMed research international2013

Robotic technologies and rehabilitation: new tools for stroke patients' therapy.

Patrizia Poli, Giovanni Morone, Giulio Rosati, Stefano Masiero

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Review in BioMed research international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 55 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04393480 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2016, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of Upper Extremity Robotic Rehabilitation Efficiency With Conventional Rehabilitation in Patients With Hemiplegia After Cerebrovascular Event

TypeinterventionalSponsorSahel Taravati, M.D.Ran2016 to 2019Enrolled37ConditionsHemiplegia and/or Hemiparesis Following StrokeArmsRobotic therapy, Conventional therapy
NCT06956677 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Usability and Effectiveness of a Novel Bilateral Upper Limb Training Device for Stroke Patients With Hemiparesis: A Preliminary Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorChang Gung Memorial HospitalRan2023 to 2024Enrolled66ConditionsThe Effectiveness of Novel Rehabilitation Device on Upper Limb Impairment Among Patients With StrokeArmsNovel UE rehabilitation device training, The UE functional training, Conventional occupational therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Robot-assisted distal training improves upper limb dexterity and function after stroke: a systematic review and meta-regression.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022
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  18. 2025 Position statement on active outdoor play.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Patrizia PoliRehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padova, Italy.
Giovanni MoroneClinical Laboratory of Experimental Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS Santa Lucia foundation, Via Ardeatina 306, 00179 Roma, Italy ; Doctoral School, Medical Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Neurosciences, University of Padua, Italy.
Giulio RosatiDepartment of Innovation in Mechanics and Management (DIMEG), University of Padua, Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
Stefano MasieroRehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padova, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe role of robotics in poststroke patients' rehabilitation has been investigated intensively. This paper presents the state-of-the-art and the possible future role of robotics in poststroke rehabilitation, for both upper and lower limbs. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe performed a comprehensive search of PubMed, Cochrane, and PeDRO databases using as keywords "robot AND stroke AND rehabilitation." RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: In upper limb robotic rehabilitation, training seems to improve arm function in activities of daily living. In addition, electromechanical gait training after stroke seems to be effective. It is still unclear whether robot-assisted arm training may improve muscle strength, and which electromechanical gait-training device may be the most effective for walking training implementation.

conclusionsIn the field of robotic technologies for stroke patients' rehabilitation we identified currently relevant growing points and areas timely for developing research. Among the growing points there is the development of new easily transportable, wearable devices that could improve rehabilitation also after discharge, in an outpatient or home-based setting. For developing research, efforts are being made to establish the ideal type of treatment, the length and amount of training protocol, and the patient's characteristics to be successfully enrolled to this treatment.

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Stroke RehabilitationHumansMuscle StrengthRoboticsStrokeUpper Extremity

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PMID24350244
PMCPMC3852950

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