Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29400988›Full record

SynthesisThe journal of spinal cord medicine2018

The effects of robot assisted gait training on temporal-spatial characteristics of people with spinal cord injuries: A systematic review.

Stephen Clive Hayes, Christopher Richard James Wilcox, Hollie Samantha Forbes White, Natalie Vanicek

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Synthesis in The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Energy cost and psychological impact of robotic-assisted gait training in people with spinal cord injury: effect of two different types of devices.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephen Clive Hayesa School of Life Sciences , University of Hull , Hull , UK.
Christopher Richard James Wilcoxa School of Life Sciences , University of Hull , Hull , UK.
Hollie Samantha Forbes Whitea School of Life Sciences , University of Hull , Hull , UK.
Natalie Vaniceka School of Life Sciences , University of Hull , Hull , UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9602-3172
University of Hull · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextRobotic assisted gait training (RAGT) technology can be used as a rehabilitation tool or as an assistive device for spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals. Its impact on upright stepping characteristics of SCI individuals using treadmill or overground robotic exoskeleton systems has yet to be established.

objectiveTo systematically review the literature and identify if overground or treadmill based RAGT use in SCI individuals elicited differences in temporal-spatial characteristics and functional outcome measures.

methodsA systematic search of the literature investigating overground and treadmill RAGT in SCIs was undertaken excluding case-studies and case-series. Studies were included if the primary outcomes were temporal-spatial gait parameters. Study inclusion and methodological quality were assessed and determined independently by two reviewers. Methodological quality was assessed using a validated scoring system for randomized and non-randomized trials.

resultsTwelve studies met all inclusion criteria. Participant numbers ranged from 5-130 with injury levels from C2 to T12, American Spinal Injuries Association A-D. Three studies used overground RAGT systems and the remaining nine focused on treadmill based RAGT systems. Primary outcome measures were walking speed and walking distance. The use of treadmill or overground based RAGT did not result in an increase in walking speed beyond that of conventional gait training and no studies reviewed enabled a large enough improvement to facilitate community ambulation.

conclusionThe use of RAGT in SCI individuals has the potential to benefit upright locomotion of SCI individuals. Its use should not replace other therapies but be incorporated into a multi-modality rehabilitation approach.

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Exoskeleton DeviceGaitAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeurological RehabilitationRoboticsSpinal Cord InjuriesOverground gaitRobot assisted gait trainingSpinal cord injuryTemporal-spatial characteristicsTreadmill gait

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PMID29400988
PMCPMC6117598
OpenAlexW2791060953

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