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Trial reportNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2021

Energy cost and psychological impact of robotic-assisted gait training in people with spinal cord injury: effect of two different types of devices.

Silvia Corbianco, Gabriella Cavallini, Marco Dini, Ferdinando Franzoni, Carla D'Avino, Adriana Gerini, Giulia Stampacchia

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Trial report in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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7 authors.

Silvia CorbiancoInterdepartmental Research Centre on Biology and Pathology of Aging, University of Pisa, via Roma 55, I-56126, Pisa, Italy. s.corbianco@ao-pisa.toscana.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3734-6289
Gabriella CavalliniInterdepartmental Research Centre on Biology and Pathology of Aging, University of Pisa, via Roma 55, I-56126, Pisa, Italy.
Marco DiniInterdepartmental Research Centre on Biology and Pathology of Aging, University of Pisa, via Roma 55, I-56126, Pisa, Italy.
Ferdinando FranzoniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Carla D'AvinoSpinal Cord Unit, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
Adriana GeriniSpinal Cord Unit, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
Giulia StampacchiaSpinal Cord Unit, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.

Funding

Ministero della Salute RF-2011-02346770
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the last years, there has been an intense technological development of robotic devices for gait rehabilitation in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate energy cost and psychological impact during a rehabilitation program with two different types of robotic rehabilitation systems (stationary system on a treadmill, Lokomat, and overground walking system, Ekso GT).

methodsFifteen SCI patients with different injury levels underwent robot-assisted gait training sessions, divided into 2 phases: in the first phase, all subjects completed 3 sessions both Lokomat and Ekso GT. Afterwards, participants were randomly assigned to Lokomat or the Ekso for 17 sessions. A questionnaire, investigating the subjective psychological impact (SPI) during gait training, was administered. The functional outcome measures were oxygen consumption (VO

resultsThe metabolic responses (7.73 ± 1.02 mL/kg/min) and MET values (3.20 ± 1.01) during robotic overground walking resulted to be higher than those during robotic treadmill walking (3.91 ± 0.93 mL/kg/min and 1.58 ± 0.44; p < 0.01). Both devices showed high scores in emotion and satisfaction. Overground walking resulted in higher scores of fatigue, mental effort, and discomfort while walking with Lokomat showed a higher score in muscle relaxation. All patients showed improvements in walking economy due to a decrease in energy cost with increased speed and workload.

conclusionsOverground robotic-assisted gait training in rehabilitation program needs higher cognitive and cardiovascular efforts than robot-assisted gait training on a treadmill.

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Robotic Surgical ProceduresSpinal Cord InjuriesExercise TherapyGaitHumansWalkingEksoLokomatOxygen consumptionPsychological impactRobotic rehabilitationSpinal cord injury

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PMID33411195

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