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Trial reportTopics in stroke rehabilitation

Body weight-supported treadmill training is no better than overground training for individuals with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

Addie Middleton, Angela Merlo-Rains, Denise M Peters, Jennifaye V Greene, Erika L Blanck, Robert Moran, Stacy L Fritz

3 registry-linked trialsAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Topics in stroke rehabilitation. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

NCT02735148 nacompletednot on this map

The Effects of Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training On Static And Dynamic Balance In Stroke Patients: A Randomized-Single Blind Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstanbul UniversityRan2014 to 2015Enrolled45ConditionsCerebrovascular Stroke, Cerebral Stroke, Cerebrovascular AccidentArmsBody Weight Supported Treadmill Training
NCT04597658 nacompletednot on this map

The Effectiveness of Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training in Stroke Patients: Randomized Controlled Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstanbul UniversityRan2021 to 2023Enrolled30ConditionsStroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Walking, DifficultyArmsBodyweight supported treadmill training (BWSTT), Conventional rehabilitation
NCT06715098 nacompletednot on this map

Comparison of Robot Assisted Gait Training and Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training in Chronic Stroke Patients Using Gait Analysis and SEMG Measurements

TypeinterventionalSponsorPamukkale UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled45ConditionsStroke, IschemicArmsRoboGait, RehaWalk, Conventional
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Treadmill training and body weight support for walking after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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  7. The effectiveness of bodyweight-supported treadmill training in stroke patients: randomized controlled trial.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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  8. Exploiting telerobotics for sensorimotor rehabilitation: a locomotor embodiment.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021
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  9. Influence of therapist supervision and bodyweight support on gait training in stroke patients.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Addie MiddletonDepartment of Exercise Science, Physical Therapy Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
Angela Merlo-RainsCollege of Health and Human Services, Physical Therapy Program, Northern Arizona University, Phoenix, Arizona.
Denise M PetersDepartment of Exercise Science, Physical Therapy Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
Jennifaye V GreeneDepartment of Exercise Science, Physical Therapy Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
Erika L BlanckDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina.
Robert MoranDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
Stacy L FritzDepartment of Exercise Science, Physical Therapy Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.

Funding

Biomedical-Behavioral Interface: Prevention and Developmental Sciences TrainingT32GM081740 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI PRINZ, RONALD J · 2008 to 2022
$4.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM081740
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBody weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) has produced mixed results compared with other therapeutic techniques.

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to determine whether an intensive intervention (intensive mobility training) including BWSTT provides superior gait, balance, and mobility outcomes compared with a similar intervention with overground gait training in place of BWSTT.

methodsForty-three individuals with chronic stroke (mean [SD] age, 61.5 [13.5] years; mean [SD] time since stroke, 3.3 [3.8] years), were randomized to a treatment (BWSTT, n = 23) or control (overground gait training, n = 20) group. Treatment consisted of 1 hour of gait training; 1 hour of balance activities; and 1 hour of strength, range of motion, and coordination for 10 consecutive weekdays (30 hours). Assessments (step length differential, self-selected and fast walking speed, 6-minute walk test, Berg Balance Scale [BBS], Dynamic Gait Index [DGI], Activities-specific Balance Confidence [ABC] scale, single limb stance, Timed Up and Go [TUG], Fugl-Meyer [FM], and perceived recovery [PR]) were conducted before, immediately after, and 3 months after intervention.

resultsNo significant differences (α = 0.05) were found between groups after training or at follow-up; therefore, groups were combined for remaining analyses. Significant differences (α = 0.05) were found pretest to posttest for fast walking speed, BBS, DGI, ABC, TUG, FM, and PR. DGI, ABC, TUG, and PR results remained significant at follow-up. Effect sizes were small to moderate in the direction of improvement.

conclusionsFuture studies should investigate the effectiveness of intensive interventions of durations greater than 10 days for improving gait, balance, and mobility in individuals with chronic stroke.

Indexed as

Stroke RehabilitationAgedAged, 80 and overBody WeightChronic DiseaseExercise TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGaitHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle StrengthPhysical Therapy ModalitiesPostural BalanceSingle-Blind Methodbalancegaitmobilityrehabilitationstroketreadmill training

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PMID25467394
PMCPMC4255918

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