Trial reportJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2020
Gait improvements by assisting hip movements with the robot in children with cerebral palsy: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
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- Powered single hip joint exoskeletons for gait rehabilitation: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Robotics in Stroke Rehabilitation to Accelerate Upper Extremity Function: Systematic Review.Occupational therapy international · 2023Pooled it
- Is robotic gait training effective for individuals with cerebral palsy? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Clinical rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- The Effect of Using a Rehabilitation Robot for Patients with Post-Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Fatigue Syndrome.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Trial
- The Digital Pediatric Physiotherapy Framework (DPPF): A Systematic Review of Digital Health Integration in Pediatric Physiotherapy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A scoping review of the application scope of digital technologies in lower limb rehabilitation and balance training for children with cerebral palsy.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Advancing Gait Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review of Robotic Exoskeletons for Cerebral Palsy.Wearable technologies · 2025Review
- The effect of using the hip exoskeleton assistive (HEXA) robot compared to conventional physiotherapy on clinical functional outcomes in stroke patients with hemiplegia: a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC biomedical engineering · 2024Article
- Trunk postural reactions to the force perturbation intensity and frequency during sitting astride in children with cerebral palsy.Experimental brain research · 2024Article
- Impact of Wearable Device-Based Walking Programs on Gait Speed in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Rehabilitation of Gait and Balance in Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review on the Use of Robotics with Biomechanical Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Review
- The Effects of Over-Ground Robot-Assisted Gait Training for Children with Ataxic Cerebral Palsy: A Case Report.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Robotic devices for paediatric rehabilitation: a review of design features.Biomedical engineering online · 2021Review
- Gait Training after Stroke with a Wearable Robotic Device: A Case Report of Further Improvements in Walking Ability after a Recovery Plateau.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecently, rehabilitation robots are expected to improve the gait of cerebral palsy (CP) children. However, only few previous studies have reported the kinematic and kinetic changes by using wearable exoskeleton robots. The aim of this study was to investigate the change in gait parameters in CP children by training with the wearable robot-assisted gait training.
methods10 spastic CP children with Gross Motor Function Classification Scale levels I-III completed a sham-controlled crossover randomized trial. Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) and non-assisted gait training (NAGT) were performed on the treadmill with the Honda Walking Assist (HWA) in two different days. To examine the carry-over effect from treadmill walking to overground walking, participants also performed 5.5 m overground-walks without the HWA before and after treadmill training (pre- and post-trial). During treadmill walking, peak of both hip and knee angles were measured. Also, we calculated the limb symmetry of hip range of motion. In addition, gait speed and ground reaction force were measured in overground trials.
resultsThe maximum hip angle on the limb with fewer hip movements, which was defined as the affected limb, showed a significant interaction between ASSIST (RAGT and NAGT) and TIME (pre- and post-trial) (p < 0.05). Limb symmetry significantly improved after RAGT (p < 0.05), but not in NAGT. Furthermore, the affected limb showed a significant increase in the positive peak of the anterior-posterior ground reaction force during 70-100% of the gait cycle (p < 0.05). However, there was no change in gait speed.
conclusionBy assisting the both hip movements with the HWA, maximum hip flexion and extension angle of the affected limb improved. Also, limb symmetry and propulsion force of the affected limb improved. Our results suggest that assisting both hip movements with the HWA might be an effective method for improving gait in CP children.
trial registrationUMIN-CTR, UMIN000030667. Registered 3 January 2018, https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000033737.
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