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SynthesisBrazilian journal of physical therapy

Walking training associated with virtual reality-based training increases walking speed of individuals with chronic stroke: systematic review with meta-analysis.

Juliana M Rodrigues-Baroni, Lucas R Nascimento, Louise Ada, Luci F Teixeira-Salmela

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Synthesis in Brazilian journal of physical therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 9 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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  8. Home-based technologies for stroke rehabilitation: A systematic review.International journal of medical informatics · 2019
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  9. Physical fitness training for stroke patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016
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  13. The effects of respiratory muscle training on respiratory function and functional capacity in patients with early stroke: a meta-analysis.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2024
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  16. Metaverse for Exercise Rehabilitation: Possibilities and Limitations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  18. Virtual Reality for Motor and Cognitive Rehabilitation.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Juliana M Rodrigues-BaroniRede Sarah de Hospitais de Reabilitação, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Lucas R NascimentoFaculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney (NSW), Australia.
Louise AdaFaculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney (NSW), Australia.
Luci F Teixeira-SalmelaDepartamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo systematically review the available evidence on the efficacy of walking training associated with virtual reality-based training in patients with stroke. The specific questions were: Is walking training associated with virtual reality-based training effective in increasing walking speed after stroke? Is this type of intervention more effective in increasing walking speed, than non-virtual reality-based walking interventions?

methodA systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials was conducted. Participants were adults with chronic stroke and the experimental intervention was walking training associated with virtual reality-based training to increase walking speed. The outcome data regarding walking speed were extracted from the eligible trials and were combined using a meta-analysis approach.

resultsSeven trials representing eight comparisons were included in this systematic review. Overall, the virtual reality-based training increased walking speed by 0.17 m/s (IC 95% 0.08 to 0.26), compared with placebo/nothing or non-walking interventions. In addition, the virtual reality-based training increased walking speed by 0.15 m/s (IC 95% 0.05 to 0.24), compared with non-virtual reality walking interventions.

conclusionsThis review provided evidence that walking training associated with virtual reality-based training was effective in increasing walking speed after stroke, and resulted in better results than non-virtual reality interventions.

Indexed as

Virtual Reality Exposure TherapyWalkingExercise TherapyHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStroke RehabilitationWalking Speed

Identifiers

PMID25590442
PMCPMC4311594

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