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SynthesisSpinal cord2017

Is body-weight-supported treadmill training or robotic-assisted gait training superior to overground gait training and other forms of physiotherapy in people with spinal cord injury? A systematic review.

J Mehrholz, L A Harvey, S Thomas, B Elsner

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Spinal cord, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT04052009 (Effects of End-effector Based Training vs. Conventional Gait Training With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. A Pilot Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 54 papers, 5 of them syntheses that 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

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.

NCT04052009 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Effects of End-effector Based Training vs. Conventional Gait Training With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. A Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorRehab BaselRan2019 to 2020Enrolled36ConditionsIncomplete Spinal Cord InjuryArmsConventional gait training, End-effector based gait training, combined training (conventional and end-effector-based)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. 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 · 2022
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  17. Quantum Photothermal Self-Monitoring Fiber Probes for In Vivo Photothermal Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

J MehrholzInstitute of Science, Private European Medical Academy of the Klinik Bavaria Kreischa, Kreischa, Germany.
L A HarveyJohn Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Kolling Institute, Sydney Medical School/Northern, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
S ThomasInstitute of Science, Private European Medical Academy of the Klinik Bavaria Kreischa, Kreischa, Germany.
B ElsnerDepartment of Public Health, Dresden Medical School, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Klinik Bavaria · DETU Dresden · DEUniversity of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designSystematic review about randomised trials comparing different training strategies to improve gait in people with spinal cord injuries (SCI).

objectivesThe aim of this systematic review was to compare the effectiveness of body-weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) and robotic-assisted gait training with overground gait training and other forms of physiotherapy in people with traumatic SCI.

settingSystematic review conducted by researchers from Germany and Australia.

methodsAn extensive search was conducted for randomised controlled trials involving people with traumatic SCI that compared either BWSTT or robotic-assisted gait training with overground gait training and other forms of physiotherapy. The two outcomes of interest were walking speed (m s

resultsThirteen randomised controlled trials involving 586 people were identified. Ten trials involving 462 participants compared BWSTT to overground gait training and other forms of physiotherapy, but only nine trials provided useable data. The pooled mean (95% confidence interval (CI)) between-group differences for walking speed and walking distance were -0.03 m s

conclusionsBWSTT and robotic-assisted gait training do not increase walking speed more than overground gait training and other forms of physiotherapy do, but their effects on walking distance are not clear.

Indexed as

GaitPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRoboticsHumansNeurological RehabilitationRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSpinal Cord Injuries

Identifiers

PMID28398300
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