Comparative efficacy of robot-assisted therapy associated with other different interventions on upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: A protocol for a network meta-analysis.

Journal: PloS one
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Post-stroke movement disorders are common, especially upper limb dysfunction, which seriously affects the physical and mental health of stroke patients. With the continuous development of intelligent technology, robot-assisted therapy has become a research hotspot in the upper limb rehabilitation of stroke patients in recent years. Many scholars have also integrated robot-assisted therapy with other interventions to improve rehabilitation outcomes. However, there is a lack of research to determine which auxiliary intervention is the best. Therefore, this protocol aims to guide the development of a network meta-analysis, which helps determine the most suitable auxiliary interventions for robot-assisted therapy.

Authors

  • Qian Liu
    State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
  • Zuoyan Liu
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Center, West China Hospital, School of Nursing, Sichuan University/West, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Yang Xu
    Dermatological Department, Nan Chong Center Hospital, Nanchong, China.
  • Li Liu
    Metanotitia Inc., Shenzhen, China.
  • Fang Wang
    Key Laboratory of Intelligent Computing and Information Processing of Ministry of Education and Hunan Key Laboratory for Computation and Simulation in Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, China.
  • Fanyu Zhao
    Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Hong Cheng
    Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China. ch8706@sohu.com.
  • Xiuying Hu
    Innovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. huxiuying@scu.edu.cn.