SynthesisEuropean journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine2024
How robot-assisted gait training affects gait ability, balance and kinematic parameters after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07057700 (Investigating the Mechanisms of Welwalk Robot in Restoring Motor Function of the Lower Extremities in Stroke Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Investigating the Mechanisms of Welwalk Robot in Restoring Motor Function of the Lower Extremities in Stroke Patients
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Robot-assisted rehabilitation for post-stroke balance and postural control: an umbrella review and evidence map of systematic reviews.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Treatment dosage effects of treadmill-based exoskeletal robotic-assisted gait training in individuals with pediatric brain injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Implications of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on gait ability, balance and kinematic parameters after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of different intensity training with a lower limb exoskeleton robot on walking function in people with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Robot-assisted gait training in people with subacute and chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Trial
- Effect of robot-assisted gait training combined with electroacupuncture on lower limb motor function and brain network characteristics in stroke: an EEG study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Implementing Rehabilitation Robotics in Routine Care: A Mapping Review of Service Delivery Models, Implementation Determinants, Strategies, and Real-World Outcomes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Effects of Non-Suspended Robot-Assisted Ambulatory Training on Stroke Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Phase-Specific Biomechanical Reorganization After Robotic Rehabilitation in Patients with Stroke: A Sensor-Derived Waveform Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Robot-assisted gait training on functional ambulation in patients with stroke: a retrospective real-world analysis across five robotic devices.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Unveiling the Clinical Impact of Lower Limb Robotic Devices in Neurorehabilitation: An Umbrella Review.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Review
- Robot-Assisted Gait Training Enhances Phase-Specific Torque Generation, Balance, and Motor Recovery in Hemiplegia.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sensor-Derived Trunk Stability and Gait Recovery: Evidence of Neuromechanical Associations Following Intensive Robotic Rehabilitation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Efficacy of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Assessment and Correction System in the Rehabilitation of Patients Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Robot-assisted gait training for improved gait independence in individuals with acute hemiparetic stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Re-Evaluating the Role of Robotic Gait Training in Post-Stroke Balance Rehabilitation.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Effect and optimal exercise prescription of robot-assisted gait training on lower extremity motor function in stroke patients: a network meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Review
- Comparison of Five Rehabilitation Interventions for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Effects of robot-assisted gait training within 1 week after stroke onset on degree of gait independence in individuals with hemiparesis: a propensity score-matched analysis in a single-center cohort study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Effects of Gait Rehabilitation Robot Combined with Electrical Stimulation on Spinal Cord Injury Patients' Blood Pressure.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionGait ability is often cited by stroke survivors. Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) can help stroke patients with lower limb motor impairment regain motor coordination. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase were systematically searched until September 2023, to identify randomized controlled trials presenting: stroke survivors as participants; RAGT as intervention; conventional rehabilitation as a comparator; gait assessment, through scales or quantitative parameters, as outcome measures. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: Twenty-seven publications involving 1167 patients met the inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis showed no significant differences in speed, cadence, spatial symmetry, and changes in joint mobility angles between the RAGT group and the control group. In addition, RAGT was associated with changes in affected side step length (SMD=0.02, 95% CI: 0.01, 0.03; P<0.0001), temporal symmetry (SMD=-0.38, 95% CI: -0.6, -0.16; P=0.0006], Six-Minute Walk Test (SMD=25.14, 95% CI: 10.19, 40.09; P=0.0010] and Functional Ambulation Categories (SMD=0.32, 95% CI: 0.01, 0.63; P=0.04). According to the PEDro scale, 19 (70.4%) studies were of high quality and eight were of moderate quality (29.6%).
conclusionsTaken together, the review synthesis showed that RAGT might have a potential role in the recovery of walking dysfunction after stroke. However, its superiority over conventional rehabilitation requires further research. Additionally, it may provide unexpected benefits that the effects of RAGT with different types or treatment protocols were further compared.
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