Why the study?
Does robot-assisted gait therapy combined with conventional rehabilitation improve arterial stiffness and cardiopulmonary fitness in subacute stroke patients with dependent ambulation?
Population
60 subacute stroke patients with totally dependent ambulation and severe gait impairment, mean age 67.89 and…
Comparison
Robot-assisted gait therapy using an exoskeletal… vs Conventional rehabilitation therapy alone for 60…
Design
RCT, Randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio, Assessor-blinded
Follow-up
4 weeks
Key result
Robot-assisted gait therapy combined with conventional rehabilitation therapy significantly reduced arterial stiffness and improved peak aerobic capacity compared to conventional therapy alone in subacute stroke patients.
Authors
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Supports adding robot-assisted gait therapy to subacute stroke rehab; extends RCT evidence to cardiovascular and aerobic outcomes.
RCT (n=56)
Single-blind
1:1
No
Does robot-assisted gait therapy combined with conventional rehabilitation improve arterial stiffness and cardiopulmonary fitness in subacute stroke patients with dependent ambulation?
Absolute Event Rate: 15.72% vs 16.42%
p-value: p=0.014
Robot-assisted gait training combined with conventional rehabilitation significantly improves arterial stiffness and peak aerobic capacity in subacute stroke patients compared to conventional rehabilitation alone.
Han et al. (2016) conducted an RCT in Subacute stroke with totally dependent ambulation (n=56). Robot-assisted gait therapy (RAGT) combined with conventional rehabilitation therapy vs. 60 minutes of conventional rehabilitation therapy, 5 times a week was evaluated on Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) at 4 weeks (p=0.014). Robot-assisted gait therapy combined with conventional rehabilitation therapy significantly reduced arterial stiffness and improved peak aerobic capacity compared to conventional therapy alone in subacute stroke patients.