Trial reportJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2022
Effects of Balance Exercise Assist Robot training for patients with hemiparetic stroke: a randomized controlled trial.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Robot-assisted therapy following stroke: what effects on quality of life, cognitive and psychosocial outcomes? A systematic review.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Physical rehabilitation approaches for the recovery of function and mobility following stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of exercise intervention on physical mobility in stroke patients: a scoping review and research progress.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of end-effector robot training on lower limb motor function and balance in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness of robotic therapy in the recovery of motor functions after stroke.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
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- Impact of Tai Ji Yunshou with Visual Feedback on Balance and Mobility in Stroke Patients.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Trial
- Exoskeleton rehabilitation robot training for balance and lower limb function in sub-acute stroke patients: a pilot, randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- The Effectiveness of Personalized Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation on Fall Risk: A Retrospective Controlled Study with a 6-Month Follow-Up.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Current Status and Future Aspect of Digital Health Innovation in Stroke Prevention and Management.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2025Review
- Better Understanding Rehabilitation of Motor Symptoms: Insights from the Use of Wearables.Pragmatic and observational research · 2025Review
- Effects of Rehabilitation Robot Training on Physical Function, Functional Recovery, and Daily Living Activities in Patients with Sub-Acute Stroke.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Cardiac Rehabilitation Using the Balance Exercise Assist Robot in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
- Advances in balance training to prevent falls in stroke patients: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Balance Rehabilitation through Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Post-Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Comparison of usefulness between the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test and the Berg Balance Scale for measuring balance in patients with subacute stroke: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- Benefits of a Balance Exercise Assist Robot in the Cardiac Rehabilitation of Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease: A Preliminary Study.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2022Article
- Modifying center of pressure to reduce fall risk in adult stroke survivors: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
backgroundRobot-assisted rehabilitation for patients with stroke is promising. However, it is unclear whether additional balance training using a balance-focused robot combined with conventional rehabilitation programs supplements the balance function in patients with stroke. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of Balance Exercise Assist Robot (BEAR) training combined with conventional inpatient rehabilitation training to those of conventional inpatient rehabilitation only in patients with hemiparetic stroke. We also aimed to determine whether BEAR training was superior to intensive balance training.
methodsThis assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial included 60 patients with first-ever hemiparetic stroke, admitted to rehabilitation wards between December 2016 and February 2019. Patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups, robotic balance training and conventional inpatient rehabilitation (BEAR group), intensive balance training and conventional inpatient rehabilitation (IBT group), or conventional inpatient rehabilitation-only (CR group). The intervention duration was 2 weeks, with assessments conducted pre- and post-intervention, and at 2 weeks follow-up. The primary outcome measure was a change in the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) score from baseline.
resultsIn total, 57 patients completed the intervention, and 48 patients were evaluated at the follow-up. Significant improvements in Mini-BESTest score were observed in the BEAR and IBT groups compared with in the CR group post-intervention and after the 2-week follow-up period (P < 0.05).
conclusionsThe addition of balance exercises using the BEAR alongside conventional inpatient rehabilitation improved balance in patients with subacute stroke.
trial registrationhttps://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr ; Unique Identifier: UMIN000025129. Registered on 2 December 2016.
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