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Robot-Assisted Gait Training Device + Physiotherapy in Patients with Subacute Stroke and Hemiplegia

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July 2022

Robot-Assisted Gait Training Device + Physiotherapy in Patients with Subacute Stroke and Hemiplegia

Vol: 269| Issue: 1| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effects of the Robot-Assisted Gait Training Device Plus Physiotherapy in Improving Ambulatory Functions in Patients With Subacute Stroke With Hemiplegia: An Assessor-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 01-May;():. 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.01.146

Contributing Authors:
N Thimabut P Yotnuengnit J Charoenlimprasert T Sillapachai S Hirano E Saitoh K Piravej

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Synopsis

Twenty-six subacute stroke patients with hemiplegia were randomized to receive 30 sessions of physiotherapy over 6 weeks with the addition of robotic training plus ground-based ambulation training (n=13) or ground-based ambulation training only (n=13). The primary outcomes of interest included the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) walk score, and the walking efficacy score calculated using the...

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