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ArticleTherapeutic advances in neurological disorders2022

Effect of early integrated robot-assisted gait training on motor and balance in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.

Guilin Meng, Xiaoye Ma, Pengfei Chen, Shaofang Xu, Mingliang Li, Yichen Zhao, Aiping Jin, Xueyuan Liu

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Article in Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  16. Robot-assisted gait training in stroke.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guilin MengNeurorehabilitation Center, Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoye MaNeurorehabilitation Center, Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Pengfei ChenNeurorehabilitation Center, Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shaofang XuNeurorehabilitation Center, Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Mingliang LiNeurorehabilitation Center, Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yichen ZhaoNeurorehabilitation Center, Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Aiping JinNeurorehabilitation Center, Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China.
Xueyuan LiuNeurorehabilitation Center, Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No. 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2093-4201
Tongji University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Gait disruption is a common poststroke problem. Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) might improve motor function, balance, and activities of daily living. Objective: We compared the clinical effectiveness of early integrated RAGT using the Walkbot robotic gym with an intensity-matched enhanced lower limb therapy (ELLT) program and with conventional rehabilitation therapy (CRT) in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods: A total of 192 patients with acute ischemic stroke were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to receive RAGT, ELLT, or CRT. All three groups received 45 min of training daily, 3 days a week, for 4 weeks consecutively. Before and after the 4-week treatment, the patients were assessed based on a 6-minute walking test (6MWT), functional ambulation classification (FAC), timed up and go (TUG) test, dual-task walking (DTW) test, Tinetti's test, Barthel's index (BI), stroke-specific quality of life (SS-QOL) scale, and gait analysis parameters. Results: After the 4-week intervention, the results of the 6MWT, FAC, TUG, DTW, Tinetti's test, BI, SS-QOL, and gait in the three groups significantly improved. Compared with ELLT and CRT groups, participants in the RAGT group had a better performance in 6MWT (199.11 ± 60.72 Conclusion: In the acute stroke phase, early integrated RAGT showed greater performance in gait rehabilitation than CRT and ELLT. Registration: ChiCTR1900026225.

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gaitrehabilitationrobot-assisted gait trainingstroke

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PMID36147622
PMCPMC9486263
OpenAlexW4296050532

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