ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023
Effects of soft robotic exoskeleton for gait training on clinical and biomechanical gait outcomes in patients with sub-acute stroke: a randomized controlled pilot study.
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- Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Flexible exoskeleton-assisted training enhances lower limb motor function after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of robot-assisted gait training on lower extremity function in subacute stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of a Soft Robotic Exoskeleton for Gait Training on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Parkinson Disease: Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of bilateral soft exoskeleton training for people with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- A central-peripheral approach to gait rehabilitation in chronic acquired brain injury: robotic training and motor imagery.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Patient and clinician perceptions, expectations, and usability of ankle exoskeletons for daily living: a mixed-methods survey study.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Robotic-Assisted Gait Training Combined with Multimodal Rehabilitation for Functional Recovery in Acute Dermatomyositis: A Case Report.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Wearable sensors and machine learning fusion-based fall risk prediction in covert cerebral small vessel disease.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Electromyography-Triggered Constraint-Induced Movement Cycling Therapy for Enhancing Motor Function in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- 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
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Abstract
Background: Ankle function impairment is a critical factor impairing normal walking in survivors of stroke. The soft robotic exoskeleton (SRE) is a novel, portable, lightweight assistive device with promising therapeutic potential for gait recovery during post-stroke rehabilitation. However, whether long-term SRE-assisted walking training influences walking function and gait quality in patients following subacute stroke is unknown. Therefore, the primary objective of this study was to assess the therapeutic effects of SRE-assisted walking training on clinical and biomechanical gait outcomes in the rehabilitation of patients with subacute stroke. Methods: A group patients who had experienced subacute stroke received conventional rehabilitation (CR) training combined with 10-session SRE-assisted overground walking training (30 min per session, 5 sessions/week, 2 weeks) (SRE group, Results: After the 10-session intervention, the SRE and CR groups exhibited significant within-group improvements in all clinical outcome measures ( Conclusion: Compared with CR training, SRE-assisted walking training led to greater improvements in walking speed, endurance, and motor recovery. Our findings provide preliminary evidence that SRE may be considered for inclusion in intensive gait training clinical rehabilitation programs to further improve walking function in patients who have experienced stroke.
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