ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Effects of Upper Limb Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation Compared with Conventional Therapy in Patients with Stroke: Preliminary Results on a Daily Task Assessed Using Motion Analysis.
Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07384143 (Exploring Cognitive Recovery), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Exploring Cognitive Recovery: the Impact of Sensor-based Robotic Rehabilitation in Neurological and Neurodegenerative Disorders
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- On the correlation between training modalities and recovery stages in poststroke robotic rehabilitation of the upper limb: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Robot-assisted upper limb therapy for personalized rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Robotic-Assisted Rehabilitation for Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Robot-Assisted Mirror Rehabilitation for Post-Stroke Upper Limbs: A Personalized Control Strategy.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Patient performance assessment methods for upper extremity rehabilitation in assist-as-needed therapy strategies: a comprehensive review.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2025Review
- Efficacy of Robot-assisted Training on Upper Limb Motor Function After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Review
- The complexity of home-based rehabilitation technology implementation for post-stroke motor rehabilitation in the Netherlands.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of kneeling training in improving mobility and balance post-stroke.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Measurement properties of movement smoothness metrics for upper limb reaching movements in people with moderate to severe subacute stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Simulation of a control method for active kinesiotherapy with an upper extremity rehabilitation exoskeleton without force sensor.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
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Abstract
Robotic rehabilitation of the upper limb has demonstrated promising results in terms of the improvement of arm function in post-stroke patients. The current literature suggests that robot-assisted therapy (RAT) is comparable to traditional approaches when clinical scales are used as outcome measures. Instead, the effects of RAT on the capacity to execute a daily life task with the affected upper limb are unknown, as measured using kinematic indices. Through kinematic analysis of a drinking task, we examined the improvement in upper limb performance between patients following a robotic or conventional 30-session rehabilitation intervention. In particular, we analyzed data from nineteen patients with subacute stroke (less than six months following stroke), nine of whom treated with a set of four robotic and sensor-based devices and ten with a traditional approach. According to our findings, the patients increased their movement efficiency and smoothness regardless of the rehabilitative approach. After the treatment (either robotic or conventional), no differences were found in terms of movement accuracy, planning, speed, or spatial posture. This research seems to demonstrate that the two investigated approaches have a comparable impact and may give insight into the design of rehabilitation therapy.
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