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SynthesisBioMed research international2020

Effects of Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Meta-analysis.

Chia-Ying Fang, Jia-Ling Tsai, Guo-Sheng Li, Angela Shin-Yu Lien, Ya-Ju Chang

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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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54citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

54 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chia-Ying FangSchool of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Jia-Ling TsaiSchool of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0486-5418
Guo-Sheng LiSchool of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Angela Shin-Yu LienSchool of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5711-8072
Ya-Ju ChangSchool of Physical Therapy and Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9102-4352
Chang Gung University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo investigate the effects of robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) on spasticity and pain in people with spinal cord injury (SCI).

resultsA total of 225 studies were identified. Eighteen studies (7 RCTs and 11 non-RCTs) including 301 subjects met inclusion criteria. The outcome measure of spasticity significantly improved in favor of RAGT group in non-RCTs (AS: 95%CI = -0.202 to -0.068,

conclusionsRAGT can improve spasticity and walking ability in people with SCI. The probable reason for no significant change in pain after RAGT is floor effect. RAGT is beneficial for normalizing muscle tone and for improving lower extremity function in people with SCI without causing extra pain.

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RoboticsGaitHumansLower ExtremityMuscle SpasticityMuscle StrengthNon-Randomized Controlled Trials as TopicOutcome Assessment, Health CarePainRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSpinal Cord InjuriesWalking

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PMID32280681
PMCPMC7115057
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