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SynthesisJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2017

Robot-assisted gait training (Lokomat) improves walking function and activity in people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review.

Ki Yeun Nam, Hyun Jung Kim, Bum Sun Kwon, Jin-Woo Park, Ho Jun Lee, Aeri Yoo

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07440459 (Assessing and Modeling the Mechanisms of Recovery During Robot Aided Neurorehabilitation of Walking), which is not on this map. Cited by 124 papers, 17 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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124citing papers in PubMed, 17 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07440459 completednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Assessing and Modeling the Mechanisms of Recovery During Robot Aided Neurorehabilitation of Walking

TypeobservationalSponsorBioRobotics Group - Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)Ran2023 to 2024Enrolled10ConditionsSpinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury, Neurorehabilitation, Robot Assisted Gait Training
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

124 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 299 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Corticospinal Responses Following Gait-Specific Training in Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ki Yeun NamDepartment of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
Hyun Jung KimDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Bum Sun KwonDepartment of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
Jin-Woo ParkDepartment of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
Ho Jun LeeDepartment of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
Aeri YooCentral Seoul Eye Center, Seoul, South Korea. ell0623@hanmail.net.
Dongguk University · KRKorea University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) after spinal cord injury (SCI) induces several different neurophysiological mechanisms to restore walking ability, including the activation of central pattern generators, task-specific stepping practice and massed exercise. However, there is no clear evidence for the optimal timing and efficacy of RAGT in people with SCI. The aim of our study was to assess the effects of RAGT on improvement in walking-related functional outcomes in patients with incomplete SCI compared with other rehabilitation modalities according to time elapsed since injury. This review included 10 trials involving 502 participants to meta-analysis. The acute RAGT groups showed significantly greater improvements in gait distance, leg strength, and functional level of mobility and independence than the over-ground training (OGT) groups. The pooled mean difference was 45.05 m (95% CI 13.81 to 76.29, P = 0.005, I

trial registrationPROSPERO (CRD 42016037366 ). Registered 6 April 2016.

Indexed as

AdultExercise TherapyFemaleGaitGait Disorders, NeurologicHumansMaleRoboticsSpinal Cord InjuriesWalkingGaitLocomotionPhysical therapyRoboticsSpinal Cord Injuries

Identifiers

PMID28330471
PMCPMC5363005
OpenAlexW2602629040

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