Trial reportJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2025
A wearable ankle-assisted robot for improving gait function and pattern in stroke patients.
Trial report in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03767205 (The Effect of a Ankle Assist Robot on Gait Function and Cardiopulmonary Metabolic Efficiency in Stroke Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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The Effect of a Ankle Assist Robot on Gait Function and Cardiopulmonary Metabolic Efficiency in Stroke Patients
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
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- IMU-Based Wearable Insoles in Clinical Settings: Key Parameters Differentiating Clinical and Non-Clinical Populations.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Patient and clinician perceptions, expectations, and usability of ankle exoskeletons for daily living: a mixed-methods survey study.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Research and Experimental Testing of a Remotely Controlled Ankle Rehabilitation Exoskeleton Prototype.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundHemiplegic gait after a stroke can result in a decreased gait speed and asymmetrical gait pattern. Normal gait patterns and speed are typically the ultimate goals of gait function in stroke rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of the Gait Enhancing and Motivating System-Ankle (GEMS-A) on gait function and pattern in stroke patients with hemiplegia.
methodsA total of 45 eligible participants was recruited for the study. The experimental protocol consisted of overground gait at a comfortable speed under 2 conditions: free gait (FG) without robot assistance and robot-assisted gait (RAG). All measurement data were collected using a 3D motion capture system with 8 infrared cameras and 2 force plates.
resultsPatients in the RAG condition had significantly increased gait speed, cadence, gait symmetry, and peak flexion angle and moment of the paretic ankle joint compared to the FG condition. Moreover, the RAG resulted in higher propulsive forces by altering peak ankle force generation compared with the FG.
conclusionThe findings of this study provide evidence that a newly developed wearable ankle-assist robot, the GEMS-A, is a potentially useful walking assist device for improving gait function and pattern in stroke patients with hemiplegia.
trial registrationNCT03767205 (first registration date: 02/12/2018, URL: https://register. CLINICALTRIALS: gov ).
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