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SynthesisSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Effects of Powered Exoskeleton Gait Training on Cardiovascular Function and Gait Performance: A Systematic Review.

Damien Duddy, Rónán Doherty, James Connolly, Stephen McNally, Johnny Loughrey, Maria Faulkner

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Damien DuddySports Lab North West, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Port Road, Letterkenny, F92 FC93 Donegal, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-8374-0957
Rónán DohertySports Lab North West, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Port Road, Letterkenny, F92 FC93 Donegal, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-7808-1715
James ConnollyDepartment of Computing, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Port Road, Letterkenny, F92 FC93 Donegal, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-7970-1699
Stephen McNallyNo Barriers Foundation, Letterkenny, F92 TW27 Donegal, Ireland.
Johnny LoughreyNo Barriers Foundation, Letterkenny, F92 TW27 Donegal, Ireland.
Maria FaulknerSports Lab North West, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Port Road, Letterkenny, F92 FC93 Donegal, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-4845-1401
Letterkenny Institute of Technology · IE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with neurological impairments often experience physical deconditioning, resulting in reduced fitness and health. Powered exoskeleton training may be a successful method to combat physical deconditioning and its comorbidities, providing patients with a valuable and novel experience. This systematic review aimed to conduct a search of relevant literature, to examine the effects of powered exoskeleton training on cardiovascular function and gait performance. Two electronic database searches were performed (2 April 2020 to 12 February 2021) and manual reference list searches of relevant manuscripts were completed. Studies meeting the inclusion criteria were systematically reviewed in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

Indexed as

Exoskeleton DeviceSpinal Cord InjuriesExercise TherapyGaitHumansWalkingenergy expenditureexoskeletonheart rateoxygen consumptionspinal cord injury

Identifiers

PMID34063123
PMCPMC8124924
OpenAlexW3158925170

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