Trial reportJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2020
Robotic therapy for the hemiplegic shoulder pain: a pilot study.
Trial report in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Robotic-Assisted Rehabilitation for Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of robotic upper limb treatment after stroke on cognitive patterns: A systematic review.NeuroRehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a high-intensity laser for improving hemiplegic shoulder dysfunction: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- A Retrospective Clinical Analysis of Pain and Spasticity Outcomes Following Gravity-Support Exoskeleton Therapy in Chronic Stroke.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Therapeutic robots for post-stroke rehabilitation.Medical review (2021) · 2024Review
- A Literature Review of High-Tech Physiotherapy Interventions in the Elderly with Neurological Disorders.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Prevalence, risk factor and outcome in middle-aged and elderly population affected by hemiplegic shoulder pain: An observational study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Analysis of Muscular Electrical Activity and Blood Perfusion of Upper Extremity in Patients with Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Pilot Study.Neural plasticity · 2022Observational
- ROBOCOP (ROBOtic Care of Poststroke Pain): Study Protocol for a Randomized Trial to Assess Robot-Assisted Functional and Motor Recovery and Impact on Poststroke Pain Development.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundsExoskeletons development arises with a leading role in neurorehabilitation technologies; however, very few prototypes for upper limbs have been tested, contrasted and duly certified in terms of their effectiveness in clinical environments in order to incorporate into the health system. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine if robotic therapy of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain (HSP) could lead to functional improvement in terms of diminishing of pain, spasticity, subluxation, the increasing of tone and muscle strength, and the satisfaction degree.
methodsAn experimental study was conducted in 16 patients with painful shoulder post- ischemic stroke in two experimental groups: conventional and robotic therapy. At different stages of its evolution, the robotic therapy effectiveness applied with anti-gravitational movements was evaluated. Clinical trial was developed at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of the Surgical Clinical Hospital "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" in Santiago de Cuba, from September 2016 - March 2018. Among other variables: the presence of humeral scapular subluxation (HSS), pain, spasticity, mobility, tone and muscle strength, and the satisfaction degree were recorded. Results with 95% reliability were compared between admission and third months of treatment. The Mann-Whitney U-Test, Chi-Square and Fisher's Exact Tests were used as comparison criteria.
resultsRobotic therapy positively influenced in the decrease and annulment of pain and the spasticity degree, reaching a range increase of joint movement and the improvement of muscle tone.
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