Self-perceived functioning and disability after randomized conventional and electromechanically-assisted gait training in subacute stroke: A 6 months follow-up

Abstract

And now, the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friend, I'll say it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full I've traveled each and every highway But more, much more than this I did it my way-Frank Sinatra

Efficacy of Overground Robotic Gait Training on Balance in Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…All the included studies were published between 2015 and 2021. The studies were conducted in various countries: two in Japan [ 24 , 25 ], two in Russia [ 26 , 27 ] and one in Italy [ 28 ], Sweden [ 29 ], Poland [ 30 ], Canada [ 31 ] and Spain [ 32 ].…”

“…The included studies were mainly RCTs, of which there were six out of nine [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ]. Moreover, two pilot studies [ 24 , 32 ] and one case-report study [ 25 ] were included.…”

“…D&B tool average total score across the nine included articles was 17.4 (± 5.6) out of 28. A total of four RCTs [ 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ] were classified with good quality scores. The D&B tool score of a pilot study [ 32 ] indicates poor quality, whereas the remaining four studies [ 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ] had moderate scores.…”

“…Data on the gender of 42 participants recruited in one study [ 27 ] and 24 participants who dropped out were not available. The average age of the participants was classified according to various age ranges: seven studies [ 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 29 , 31 , 32 ] focused on participants in the range of 45–64 years, while the remaining two studies [ 28 , 30 ] recruited participants older than 65 years of age. Based on the time elapsed since the stroke, five studies [ 24 , 26 , 27 , 29 , 31 ] focused on individuals in the subacute phase of recovery, whereas three studies [ 25 , 28 , 32 ] observed the efficacy of o-RAGT in individuals in the chronic phase of recovery.…”

Beneficial Effects of Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Functional Recovery in Women after Stroke: A Cohort Study

“…In addition, the robotic system, allowing partial or total body weight bearing, enables the enrolment of non-ambulatory patients and the prevention of falls during training sessions [21]. In chronic stroke patients (as for other neurologic diseases [22]), studies failed to demonstrate a more favourable impact of electromechanically or technology-assisted gait training in recovery compared to conventional overground gait training [23,24]-or its effectiveness in combination with physiotherapy to achieve independent walking [12,25]. However, the effectiveness of robotic training was reported for non-ambulatory patients rather than for ambulatory stroke survivors [12,18], suggesting that this approach might represent a rehabilitative strategy for targeted populations.…”