Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Application of an EMG-Rehabilitation Robot in Patients with Post-Coronavirus Fatigue Syndrome (COVID-19)-A Feasibility Study.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Rehabilitation and COVID-19: systematic review by Cochrane Rehabilitation.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological rehabilitation strategies for pulmonary and physical recovery in ICU survivors after COVID-19: A systematic review.Chronic respiratory diseasePooled it
- The Effect of Using a Rehabilitation Robot for Patients with Post-Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Fatigue Syndrome.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Trial
- Mapping the occupational therapy process in response to COVID-19 and long COVID: A scoping review.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2026Review
- AI-driven hybrid rehabilitation: synergizing robotics and electrical stimulation for upper-limb recovery after stroke.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Defining and measuring long COVID fatigue: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Identifying Factors That Might Affect Outcomes of Exercise-Based Therapies in Long-COVID.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Tackling Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation Challenges: A Pilot Clinical Trial Investigating the Role of Robotic-Assisted Hand Rehabilitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Robots for Elderly Care: Review, Multi-Criteria Optimization Model and Qualitative Case Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Real-Time Muscle Activity and Joint Range of Motion Monitor to Improve Shoulder Pain Rehabilitation in Wheelchair Basketball Players: A Non-Randomized Clinical Study.Clinics and practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
This pilot study aimed to assess the safety and feasibility of an EMG-driven rehabilitation robot in patients with Post-Viral Fatigue (PVF) syndrome after COVID-19. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups (IG-intervention group and CG-control group) in an inpatient neurological rehabilitation unit. Both groups were assessed on admission and after six weeks of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation was carried out six days a week for six weeks. The patients in the IG performed additional training using an EMG rehabilitation robot. Muscle fatigue was assessed using an EMG rehabilitation robot; secondary outcomes were changes in hand grip strength, Fatigue Assessment Scale, and functional assessment scales (Functional Independence Measure, Barthel Index). Both groups improved in terms of the majority of measured parameters comparing pre- and post-intervention results, except muscle fatigue. Muscle fatigue scores presented non-significant improvement in the IG and non-significant deterioration in the CG. Using an EMG rehabilitation robot in patients with PVF can be feasible and safe. To ascertain the effectiveness of such interventions, more studies are needed, particularly involving a larger sample and also assessing the participants' cognitive performance.
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