Trial reportBMC geriatrics2026
Application of lower limb exoskeleton robots in elderly patients with ICU-acquired weakness: a prospective clinical study.
Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Embodied robots in rehabilitation-oriented interventions for older adults with disability or cognitive impairment: a scoping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Pooled it
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the application effects of lower-limb exoskeleton robots in elderly patients with intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW).
methodsA total of 114 elderly patients with ICU-AW admitted to Yangzhou Second People’s Hospital between May 2023 and May 2025 were enrolled and randomly assigned using a random number table to either a control group (n = 57) or an experimental group (n = 57). The control group received conventional rehabilitation interventions, while the experimental group underwent lower-limb exoskeleton robot-assisted training in addition to conventional rehabilitation. Outcome measures compared before and after the intervention included scores on the Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool (CPAx), Medical Research Council (MRC) muscle strength scale, and Barthel Index (BI); muscle quality parameters (fat fraction, cross-sectional area, T2 mapping); bone mineral density (T-score and classification); serum levels of creatine kinase (CK), osteocalcin (OC), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP); and the incidence of complications.
resultsCompared with baseline, both groups showed significant increases in CPAx, MRC, and BI scores, muscle cross-sectional area, T-scores, and serum OC levels, along with significant decreases in fat fraction, muscle water content T2, prevalence of osteoporosis, and serum CK and ALP levels (all P < 0.05). The improvements in all these outcome measures were significantly greater in the experimental group than in the control group (all P < 0.05). The overall complication rate was significantly lower in the experimental group [7.02% (4/57)] compared with the control group [21.05% (12/57)] (P = 0.031).
conclusionRehabilitation training using a lower-limb exoskeleton robot effectively improved muscle quality and bone mineral density in patients with ICU-AW, promoted physical functional recovery, enhanced quality of life, and demonstrated a favorable safety profile.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.