ArticleNeuroRehabilitation2019
Impact of motor therapy with dynamic body-weight support on Functional Independence Measures in traumatic brain injury: An exploratory study.
Article in NeuroRehabilitation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04919161 (Unblinded Quasi-Randomized Pilot Study Exploring the Benefits of the ZeroG TRiP System to Improve Patient Balance Following an Acute Stroke), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Unblinded Quasi-Randomized Pilot Study Exploring the Benefits of the ZeroG TRiP System to Improve Patient Balance Following an Acute Stroke
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Treadmill training for gait rehabilitation in elderly patients with mild-to-moderate Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of Body Weight Support-Assisted Balance and Gait Training With or Without Balance Perturbations in Poststroke Rehabilitation: Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
- Effects of dynamic body weight support on functional independence measures in acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- A Novel Body Weight-Supported Postural Perturbation Module for Gait and Balance Rehabilitation After Stroke: Preliminary Evaluation Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2022Article
- Dynamic body-weight support to boost rehabilitation outcomes in patients with non-traumatic spinal cord injury: an observational study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Observational
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Abstract
backgroundContemporary goals of rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury (TBI) aim to improve cognitive and motor function by applying concepts of neuroplasticity. This can be challenging to carry out in TBI patients with motor, balance, and cognitive impairments.
objectiveTo determine whether use of dynamic body-weight support (DBWS) would allow safe administration of intensive motor therapy during inpatient rehabilitation and whether its use would yield greater improvement in functional recovery than standard-of-care (SOC) therapy in adults with TBI.
methodsData in this retrospective cohort study was collected from patients with TBI who receive inpatient rehabilitation incorporating DBWS (n = 6) and who received inpatient rehabilitation without DBWS (SOC, n = 6). The primary outcome measure was the change in Functional Independence Measures (FIM) scores from admission to discharge.
resultsThere was significant improvement in total FIM scores at discharge compared to admission for both the DBWS (p = 0.001) and SOC (p = 0.005) groups. Overall, the DBWS group had greater improvement in total FIM score and FIM subscales compared to the SOC group.
conclusionsOur results suggest DBWS has the potential to allow a greater intensity of therapy during inpatient rehabilitation and yield better outcomes compared to SOC in patients with TBI.
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