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Trial reportBehavioural neurology2018

A Comparative Study of Conventional Physiotherapy versus Robot-Assisted Gait Training Associated to Physiotherapy in Individuals with Ataxia after Stroke.

Marcia Belas Dos Santos, Clarissa Barros de Oliveira, Arly Dos Santos, Cristhiane Garabello Pires, Viviana Dylewski, Ricardo Mario Arida

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Behavioural neurology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 43 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
43citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

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.

NCT05588661 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Effects of Perturbation Based Balance Training and Whole Body Vibration on Balance and Gait in Sub-acute Stroke Patients.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2022 to 2022Enrolled28ConditionsStrokeArmsPerturbation Exercises, Whole Body Vibration
NCT05856045 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Exercises Versus Perturbation-based Balance Training on Balance, Coordination and Proprioception in Subacute Stroke Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2023Enrolled40ConditionsStrokeArmsPNF(proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation exercises), PBBT (pertubation based balance training), PNF and PBBT intervention group
NCT05931172 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Effects of Dual Task and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation on Balance ,Cognition and Motor Function in Chronic Stroke Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2023Enrolled32ConditionsStrokeArmsDual tasking, PNF(proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation exercises)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  8. Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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  11. Task-Based Mapping of Compensatory Strategies and Movement Kinematics After Stroke: A Systematic Scoping Review.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marcia Belas Dos SantosPhysiology Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1226-6685
Clarissa Barros de OliveiraPhysiotherapy Department, Associação de Assistência a Criança Deficiente (AACD), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Arly Dos SantosPhysiology Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Cristhiane Garabello PiresFaculty of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Viviana DylewskiPhysiotherapy Department, Associação de Assistência a Criança Deficiente (AACD), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Ricardo Mario AridaPhysiology Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRAssociação de Assistência à Criança Deficiente · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo assess the influence of RAGT on balance, coordination, and functional independence in activities of daily living of chronic stroke survivors with ataxia at least one year of injury.

methodsIt was a randomized controlled trial. The patients were allocated to either therapist-assisted gait training (TAGT) or robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT). Both groups received 3 weekly sessions of physiotherapy with an estimated duration of 60 minutes each and prescribed home exercises. The following outcome measures were evaluated prior to and after the completion of the 5-month protocol treatment: BBS, TUG test, FIM, and SARA. For intragroup comparisons, the Wilcoxon test was used, and the Mann-Whitney test was used for between-group comparison.

resultsNineteen stroke survivors with ataxia sequel after one year of injury were recruited. Both groups showed statistically significant improvement (

conclusionsChronic stroke patients with ataxia had significant improvements in balance and independence in activities of daily living after RAGT along with conventional therapy and home exercises. This trial was registered with trial registration number 39862414.6.0000.5505.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAtaxiaFemaleGaitHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRecovery of FunctionRoboticsStrokeStroke RehabilitationTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID29675114
PMCPMC5838477
OpenAlexW2790610889

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