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Does feedback-controlled robotics-assisted treadmill exercise improve cardiovascular fitness compared to conventional robotics-assisted treadmill exercise in patients early after stroke?
Does feedback-controlled robotics-assisted treadmill exercise improve cardiovascular fitness compared to conventional robotics-assisted treadmill exercise in patients early after stroke?
Feedback-controlled robotics-assisted treadmill exercise increases exercise intensity but does not yield significant between-group improvements in cardiopulmonary performance compared to conventional robotic treadmill exercise early after stroke.
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No superiority of FC-RATE for cardiopulmonary performance early post-stroke; leaves open benefits in larger randomized trials.
Substantive overall increases in the main cardiopulmonary performance parameters were observed, but there were no significant between-group differences when comparing FC-RATE and conventional RATE. Feedback-controlled robotics-assisted treadmill exercise significantly increased exercise intensity, but recommended intensity levels for cardiovascular training were not consistently achieved. Future research should focus on appropriate algorithms within advanced robotic systems to promote optimal cardiovascular stress.Video abstract available for more insights from the authors (Supplemental Digital Content 1, http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A107).
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Stoller et al. (2015) studied this question.
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