Trial reportEuropean journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine2022
The effect of backward walking observational training on gait parameters and balance in chronic stroke: randomized controlled study.
Trial report in European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06206668 (Effect of Referent Type on Balance in Action Observation in Healthy People), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Referent Type on Balance in Action Observation in Healthy People: Randomized Clinical Trial.
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Post-stroke lower limb rehabilitation: a comparative study between exoskeleton robots and traditional gait training.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of exercise on mobility, balance and gait in patients with the chronic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on balance and gait in stroke patients.European journal of medical research · 2025Trial
- Study on the effectiveness and safety of balance instrument training on balance and lower limb motor function in patients with ischemic stroke hemiplegia.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Changes in Gait After Training for Individuals With Cerebellar Ataxia.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Article
- Alterations in Supine Position Mobility and Dynamics in Post-Stroke Individuals with Hemiparesis Compared to Neurologically Intact Controls: A Video-Based Observational Assessement.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Advances in hemiplegia rehabilitation: modern therapeutic interventions to enhance activities of daily living.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
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- Effectiveness of a Telecare Physical Therapy Program in Improving Functionality in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: A Cases Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundBackward walking (BW) and action observation training may potentially help people at risk of falls. Moreover, action observation training could be a potential intervention to improve gait after a stroke.
aimWe aimed to identify the effects of BW action observational training (BWOT) on gait parameters and balance in chronic stroke patients.
designRandomized, controlled study.
settingRehabilitation center. POPULATION: Twenty-four chronic stroke patients were randomly assigned to BWOT (N.=12) and landscape observational training (LOT) (N.=12) groups.
methodsThe BWOT group performed BW after watching a video of a BW, while the LOT group performed BW training after watching a video of a landscape. Both groups received traditional therapy for 5 days per week and BWOT for 3 days a week for 4 weeks. The primary and secondary outcomes were gait and balance, respectively. Static balance was measured using the 5 Times Sit-To-Stand Test (5TSTS), the center of pressure (COP) displacement, and weight distribution (WD) of the affected side. Dynamic balance was measured using the activity-specific balance confidence (ABC) scale.
resultsThe BWOT group showed significant improvements in gait velocity (p=0.001, η
conclusionsThe 4-week BWOT training program significantly improved the gait parameters and static and dynamic balance in stroke patients. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: BWOT is an accessible and effective method of rehabilitation training that can also be applied to conventional therapy as a useful method for improving the gait and balance after stroke.
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