ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021
Effects of Robotic-Assisted Gait Training in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: A Network Meta-Analysis.
Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of emerging technology-assisted rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Treatment dosage effects of treadmill-based exoskeletal robotic-assisted gait training in individuals with pediatric brain injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Which gait training intervention can most effectively improve gait ability in patients with cerebral palsy? A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Robot-assisted gait training improves walking and cerebral connectivity in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.Pediatric research · 2024Trial
- Treatment with robot-assisted gait trainer Walkbot along with physiotherapy vs. isolated physiotherapy in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. Experimental study.BMC neurology · 2024Trial
- Effects of combined virtual reality assisted gait training and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2026Article
- Therapeutic Benefits of Robotics and Exoskeletons for Gait and Postural Balance Among Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Safety and Feasibility of Robot-assisted Gait Training in Adults with Cerebral Palsy in an Inpatient Setting - an Observational Study.Journal of developmental and physical disabilities · 2023Article
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Abstract
Gait disturbances are common in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT) is becoming increasingly widespread, and hence it is important to examine its effectiveness. A network meta-analysis (NMA) of clinical trials comparing treatments with RAGT vs. other physical therapy treatments was carried out. This study was conducted according to the NMA version of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA-NMA) guidelines and following the recommendations of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. The outcome variables used were the D and E dimensions of the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), gait speed, resistance, and stride length. Among 120 records, 8 trials were included. This NMA did not find statistically significant results for any of the comparisons examined in any of the outcomes studied and the magnitude of the effect size estimates was low or very low. Our NMA results should be interpreted with caution due to the high clinical heterogeneity of the studies included.
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