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ArticleCancers2023

Safety, Feasibility and Efficacy of Lokomat

Morgan Atkinson, Angela Tully, Carol A Maher, Christopher Innes-Wong, Ray N Russo, Michael P Osborn

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Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

2 · The registry

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.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Nutrition and physical activity interventions delivered to children and young people during cancer treatment: a systematic literature review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Morgan AtkinsonYouth Cancer Service SA/NT, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide 5000, Australia.
Angela TullyPaediatric Rehabilitation Department, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide 5006, Australia.
Carol A MaherAlliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8676-0224
Christopher Innes-WongPaediatric Rehabilitation Department, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide 5006, Australia.
Ray N RussoPaediatric Rehabilitation Department, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide 5006, Australia.
Michael P OsbornYouth Cancer Service SA/NT, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1288-9930
Royal Adelaide Hospital · AUWomen's and Children's Hospital · AUFlinders University · AUUniversity of South Australia · AU

Funding

Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation 19/10689987
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRehabilitation robotics is a field of study which aims to understand and augment rehabilitation through the use of robotics devices.

objectiveThis proof of concept study aimed to test the safety (no. adverse events, incidence of infection), feasibility (program demand, adherence, participant satisfaction) and efficacy (Peak Oxygen uptake (VO

methodThis was a 6-week single arm pre-post study. Cancer patients with significant musculoskeletal, neurological, gait and/or upper limb deficiency aged 5 to 25 years were recruited. The rehabilitation program included access to two robotic orthoses: the Lokomat

resultsTwentey-eight participants were approached for study; twenty-one consented. Seventy-six percent completed the six-week intervention with an overall adherence of 83%. The mean participant satisfaction score was 8.8/10. Forty-nine adverse events were recorded throughout the course of the study, forty-five grade 1, three grade 2 and one grade 3. No adverse events led to withdrawal from the study. Preliminary efficacy results indicate large beneficial effects on VO

conclusionOur results suggest that Lokomat

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adolescent and young adultcancerchilddeconditionedexerciserobot-based therapyVO2peak

Identifiers

PMID36831593
PMCPMC9954270
OpenAlexW4321097036

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