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SynthesisSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Efficacy of Robot-Assisted Gait Therapy Compared to Conventional Therapy or Treadmill Training in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

Irene Cortés-Pérez, Noelia González-González, Ana Belén Peinado-Rubia, Francisco Antonio Nieto-Escamez, Esteban Obrero-Gaitán, Héctor García-López

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06948227 (Effect Of Social Robots On Motivation And Participation In Activities Of Daily Life Training In Cerebral Palsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06948227 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effect Of Social Robots On Motivation And Participation In Activities Of Daily Life Training In Cerebral Palsy

TypeinterventionalSponsorMedipol UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled30ConditionsCerebral Palsy (CP)ArmsDaily Living Activities (ADL) Training Program, Social Robot Application
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Irene Cortés-PérezDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, Road Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1876-1399
Noelia González-González"Torremar" Physiotherapy Center, Street Dr. Fleming 39, 29740 Torre del Mar, Spain.
Ana Belén Peinado-RubiaAFIXA Fibromyalgia Association, 23008 Jaén, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4822-5260
Francisco Antonio Nieto-EscamezDepartment of Psychology, University of Almería, Road Sacramento s/n, La Cañada, 04120 Almería, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5301-9475
Esteban Obrero-GaitánDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Jaen, Campus las Lagunillas, 23071 Jaén, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8430-5500
Héctor García-LópezDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almería, Road Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3160-7692
Universidad de Jaén · ESUniversity of Almería · ESTorrecid (Spain) · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMotor, gait and balance disorders reduce functional capabilities for activities of daily living in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Robot-assisted gait therapy (RAGT) is being used to complement conventional therapy (CT) or treadmill therapy (TT) in CP rehabilitation. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the effect of RAGT on gait, balance and functional independence in CP children, in comparison to CT or TT.

methodsWe have conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis. A search in PubMed Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, PEDro and SciELO has been conducted for articles published until October 2022. Controlled clinical trials (CCT), in which RAGT was compared to TT or CT and assessed gait speed, step and stride length, width step, walking distance, cadence, standing ability, walking, running and jumping ability, gross motor function and functional independence in children with CP, have been included. Methodological quality was assessed with the PEDro scale and the pooled effect was calculated with Cohen's Standardized Mean Difference (SMD) and its 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI).

resultsA total of 15 CCTs have been included, providing data from 413 participants, with an averaged methodological quality of 5.73 ± 1.1 points in PEDro. The main findings of this review are that RAGT shows better results than CT in the post-intervention assessment for gait speed (SMD 0.56; 95% CI 0.03 to 1.1), walking distance (SMD 2; 95% CI 0.36 to 3.65) and walking, running and jumping ability (SMD 0.63; 95% CI 0.12 to 1.14).

conclusionsThis study shows that the effect of RAGT is superior to CT on gait speed, walking distance and walking, running and jumping ability in post-intervention, although no differences were found between RAGT and TT or CT for the remaining variables.

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Cerebral PalsyRoboticsActivities of Daily LivingChildExercise TherapyGaitHumansWalkingcerebral palsyconventional therapyfunctional independencegaitmeta-analysismovement abilitiesrobot-assisted gait trainingstandingtreadmill training

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PMID36560281
PMCPMC9785795
OpenAlexW4312210327

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