ArticleJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2022
Effect of exoskeleton-assisted Body Weight-Supported Treadmill Training on gait function for patients with chronic stroke: a scoping review.
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- The past, present and future of control architectures in lower-limb cable-driven robots for gait rehabilitation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Treadmill Training Intervention for the Management of Patients With Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of nursing practice · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of robot-assisted training for lower limb rehabilitation on lower limb function in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of robotic exoskeleton training on lower limb function, activity and participation in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with gait-oriented motor training on disability, quality of life, and motor function in individuals with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025Trial
- Gaussian regressor-based adaptive control of exoskeleton joints in the presence of system uncertainty.Wearable technologies · 2025Article
- Robot-assisted gait training in stroke.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Combined Ankle Robot Training and Robot-assisted Gait Training Improved the Gait Pattern of a Patient with Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- Development and evaluation of an efficient training program to facilitate the adoption of a novel neurorehabilitation device.Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineeringArticle
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Abstract
backgroundTherapeutic exercise for gait function using an exoskeleton-assisted Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training (BWSTT) has been identified as a potential intervention that allows for task-based repetitive training with appropriate kinematics while adjusting the amount of body weight support (BWS). Nonetheless, its effect on gait in patients with stroke in the chronic phase are yet to be clarified. The primary aim of this scoping review was to present the status of effectiveness of exoskeleton-assisted BWSTT in patients with chronic stroke. The secondary aims were to summarise intervention protocols, types and functions of BWSTT exoskeletal robotic devices currently used clinically. METHOD AND
resultsArticles were accessed and collected from PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science databases, which were completed in October 2020. Articles were included if the subjects were adults with stroke in the chronic phase (onset ≥ 6 months) and if they utilised a robotic exoskeleton with treadmill and body weight support and investigated the efficacy of gait exercise. A total of 721 studies were identified, of which 11 randomised controlled trials were selected. All included studies were published from 2008 to 2020. Overall, 309 subjects were enrolled; of these, 241 (156 males, 85 females) participated. Walking outcome measures were used more often to evaluate the functional aspects of gait than to evaluate gait independence. In 10 of 11 studies, showed the effectiveness of exoskeleton robot-assisted BWSTT in terms of outcomes contributing to improved gait function. Two studies reported that exoskeleton-assisted BWSTT with combination therapy was significantly more effective in improving than exoskeleton-assisted BWSTT alone. However, no significant difference was identified between the groups; compared with therapist-assisted BWSTT groups, exoskeleton-assisted BWSTT groups did not exhibit significant change.
conclusionThis review suggests that exoskeleton-assisted BWSTT for patients with chronic stroke may be effective in improving walking function. However, the potential may be "to assist" and not because of using the robot. Further studies are required to verify its efficacy and strengthen evidence on intervention protocols.
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