ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2015
Effects of robot-assisted gait training on the balance and gait of chronic stroke patients: focus on dependent ambulators.
Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03805009 (Efficacy of End-Effector Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Subacute Stroke Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacy of End-Effector Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Subacute Stroke Patients: Clinical and Gait Outcomes
Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Physical fitness interventions for nonambulatory stroke survivors: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis.Brain and behavior · 2018Pooled it
- Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- High-intensity interval training with robot-assisted gait therapy vs. treadmill gait therapy in chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Effects of Robot-Assisted Gait Training with Body Weight Support on Gait and Balance in Stroke Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- A Comparative Study of Conventional Physiotherapy versus Robot-Assisted Gait Training Associated to Physiotherapy in Individuals with Ataxia after Stroke.Behavioural neurology · 2018Trial
- Effects of Non-Suspended Robot-Assisted Ambulatory Training on Stroke Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Evaluating Biomarkers of Bone Health After an 8-Week Walking Program in Non-Ambulatory Stroke Survivors: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Effects of Assisted Walking Exercise in Chronic Dependent Ambulatory Stroke Survivors: A Mini-Review.Advances in geriatric medicine and research · 2024Article
- Effects and Safety of Wearable Exoskeleton for Robot-Assisted Gait Training: A Retrospective Preliminary Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
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- Optimal Intervention Timing for Robotic-Assisted Gait Training in Hemiplegic Stroke.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Comparison of high-intensive and low-intensive electromechanical-assisted gait training by Exowalk® in patients over 3-month post-stroke.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- A Novel Core Strengthening Intervention for Improving Trunk Function, Balance and Mobility after Stroke.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Settings matter: a scoping review on parameters in robot-assisted gait therapy identifies the importance of reporting standards.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- A Robot-Assisted Therapy to Increase Muscle Strength in Hemiplegic Gait Rehabilitation.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2022Article
- Stage 2: Who Are the Best Candidates for Robotic Gait Training Rehabilitation in Hemiparetic Stroke?Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to confirm the effect of robot-assisted gait training on the balance and gait ability of stroke patients who were dependent ambulators. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty stroke patients participated in this study. The participants were allocated to either group 1, which received robot-assisted gait training for 4 weeks followed by conventional physical therapy for 4 weeks, or group 2, which received the same treatments in the reverse order. Robot-assisted gait training was conducted for 30 min, 3 times a week for 4 weeks. The Berg Balance Scale, Modified Functional Reach Test, Functional Ambulation Category, Modified Ashworth Scale, Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Motricity Index, and Modified Barthel Index were assessed before and after treatment. To confirm the characteristics of patients who showed a significant increase in Berg Balance Scale after robot-assisted gait training as compared with physical therapy, subgroup analysis was conducted. [Results] Only lateral reaching and the Functional Ambulation Category were significantly increased following robot-assisted gait training. Subscale analyses identified 3 patient subgroups that responded well to robot-assisted gait training: a subgroup with hemiplegia, a subgroup in which the guidance force needed to be decreased to needed to be decreased to ≤45%, and a subgroup in which weight bearing was decreased to ≤21%. [Conclusion] The present study showed that robot-assisted gait training is not only effective in improving balance and gait performance but also improves trunk balance and motor skills required by high-severity stroke patients to perform activities daily living. Moreover, subscale analyses identified subgroups that responded well to robot-assisted gait training.
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