ArticleIEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology2021
Ankle Exoskeleton Assistance Increases Six-Minute Walk Test Performance in Cerebral Palsy.
Article in IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Feasibility of Using Autonomous Ankle Exoskeletons to Augment Community Walking in Cerebral Palsy.IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology · 2025Article
- Efficacy of a Soft Robotic Exoskeleton to Improve Lower Limb Motor Function in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Walking on Real-world Terrain with an Ankle Exoskeleton in Cerebral Palsy.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2024Article
- Exoskeleton gait training on real-world terrain improves spatiotemporal performance in cerebral palsy.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Opportunities and challenges in the development of exoskeletons for locomotor assistance.Nature biomedical engineering · 2023Review
- Advances on mechanical designs for assistive ankle-foot orthoses.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Review
- Interleaved Assistance and Resistance for Exoskeleton Mediated Gait Training: Validation, Feasibility and Effects.Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics · 2022Article
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objectiveTo determine the effects of providing battery-powered ankle dorsiflexor and plantar flexor exoskeleton assistance on six-minute walk test performance and efficiency in children and young adults with cerebral palsy by comparing distance walked under exoskeleton assisted (Assisted) and no device (Shod) walking conditions, and explore the acclimation rate to maximal walking with ankle exoskeleton assistance.
resultsSix-minute walk test performance significantly improved under the final Assisted condition test compared to the Shod condition (42 ± 27 m, p = 0.02), surpassing the minimum clinically important difference range for children and young adults with CP. There was no difference in walking efficiency (-0.06 ± 0.1, p = 0.3). Participants had an average acclimation rate of 19.6 m per session.
conclusionsPowered ankle assistance can significantly improve six-minute walk test performance in individuals with mild-to-moderate gait impairment from CP, supporting the use of this intervention to improve functional mobility and walking capacity in this patient population.
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