The effect of robot-assisted versus standard training on motor function following subacute rehabilitation after ischemic stroke - protocol for a randomised controlled trial nested in a prospective cohort (RoboRehab).

Journal: BMC neurology
PMID: 38965499

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Body weight unloaded treadmill training has shown limited efficacy in further improving functional capacity after subacute rehabilitation of ischemic stroke patients. Dynamic robot assisted bodyweight unloading is a novel technology that may provide superior training stimuli and continued functional improvements in individuals with residual impairments in the chronic phase after the ischemic insult. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of dynamic robot-assisted versus standard training, initiated 6 months post-stroke, on motor function, physical function, fatigue, and quality of life in stroke-affected individuals still suffering from moderate-to-severe disabilities after subacute rehabilitation.

Authors

  • Jon Skovgaard Jensen
    Orthopaedic Research Unit, Department of Clinical Research, SDU, Denmark. Electronic address: jskovgaard@health.sdu.dk.
  • Anders Stengaard Sørensen
    SDU UAS Center, The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
  • Christina Kruuse
    Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Neurology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.
  • Helle Hvilsted Nielsen
    Neurobiology Research Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
  • Cecilie Dollerup Skov
    Orthopaedic Research Unit, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
  • Henrik Boye Jensen
    Brain and Nerve Diseases, Department of Regional Health Research, Lillebaelt Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Kolding, Denmark.
  • Marion S Buckwalter
    Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, and, Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • Jens Bojsen-Møller
    Research Unit of Muscle Physiology and Biomechanics, Department of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics, SDU, Denmark.
  • Kate Lykke Lambertsen
    Department of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
  • Anders Holsgaard-Larsen
    Orthopaedic Research Unit, Department of Clinical Research, SDU, Denmark.

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