ReviewFrontiers in systems neuroscience2015
Clinical application of the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) for gait training-a systematic review.
Review in Frontiers in systems neuroscience, 2015. 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 56 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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New Technology for Individualised, Intensive Training of Gait After Stroke- Phase II Trials, Study II
New Technology for Individualised, Intensive Training of Gait After Stroke- Phase II Trials, Study I
Who cites it
56 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 145 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of robotic-assisted gait training on objective biomechanical measures of gait in persons post-stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- Walking speed is not the best outcome to evaluate the effect of robotic assisted gait training in people with motor incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review with meta-analysis.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Robotic assisted gait as a tool for rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2017Pooled it
- Powered robotic exoskeletons in post-stroke rehabilitation of gait: a scoping review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2016Pooled it
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- Cybernic treatment with wearable cyborg Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) improves ambulatory function in patients with slowly progressive rare neuromuscular diseases: a multicentre, randomised, controlled crossover trial for efficacy and safety (NCY-3001).Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2021Trial
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- Hybrid assistive limb (HAL) treatment for patients with severe thoracic myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in the postoperative acute/subacute phase: A clinical trial.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2019Trial
- Hybrid Assistive Limb in orthopaedic rehabilitation: cybernic treatment developed in Japan for neuromotor functional restoration.International orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Effects of Using a Lumbar-Type Hybrid Assistive Limb by Older Adults With Frailty on Exercise Self-Efficacy: Retrospective Analysis Based on the Kanagawa Prospective ME-BYO Cohort Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
- Hybrid Assistive Limb Single Joint Type (HAL-SJ) Training for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Case Series.Cureus · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of Robotic Assistive Devices on Paretic Knee Motion in Post-Stroke Patients: An IMU-Based Pilot Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Gait Rehabilitation Using Hybrid Assistive Limb in Patients With Lower Limb Amputation: Protocol for a Single-Arm Clinical Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Priming with transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation followed by robotic exoskeleton gait training in individuals with spinal cord injury: A case series.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- The effects of different types of RAGT on balance function in stroke patients with low levels of independent walking in a convalescent rehabilitation hospital.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Article
- Robot-assisted gait training in stroke.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Changes in Structural Neural Networks in the Recovery Process of Motor Paralysis after Stroke.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Identifying the characteristics of patients with stroke who have difficulty benefiting from gait training with the hybrid assistive limb: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2024Article
- Robotic rehabilitation therapy using Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) for patients with spinal cord lesions: a narrative review.North American Spine Society journal · 2023Article
- Effects of cardiac rehabilitation with motion assistance from a wearable cyborg hybrid assistive limb on patients with chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled trial with a one-year follow-up.Journal of physical therapy science · 2023Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to review the literature on clinical applications of the Hybrid Assistive Limb system for gait training.
methodsA systematic literature search was conducted using Web of Science, PubMed, CINAHL and clinicaltrials.gov and additional search was made using reference lists in identified reports. Abstracts were screened, relevant articles were reviewed and subject to quality assessment.
resultsOut of 37 studies, 7 studies fulfilled inclusion criteria. Six studies were single group studies and 1 was an explorative randomized controlled trial. In total, these studies involved 140 participants of whom 118 completed the interventions and 107 used HAL for gait training. Five studies concerned gait training after stroke, 1 after spinal cord injury (SCI) and 1 study after stroke, SCI or other diseases affecting walking ability. Minor and transient side effects occurred but no serious adverse events were reported in the studies. Beneficial effects on gait function variables and independence in walking were observed.
conclusionsThe accumulated findings demonstrate that the HAL system is feasible when used for gait training of patients with lower extremity paresis in a professional setting. Beneficial effects on gait function and independence in walking were observed but data do not allow conclusions. Further controlled studies are recommended.
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