Effects of a wearable exoskeleton stride management assist system (SMA®) on spatiotemporal gait characteristics in individuals after stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
PMID: 26289955

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Robots offer an alternative, potentially advantageous method of providing repetitive, high-dosage, and high-intensity training to address the gait impairments caused by stroke. In this study, we compared the effects of the Stride Management Assist (SMA®) System, a new wearable robotic device developed by Honda R&D Corporation, Japan, with functional task specific training (FTST) on spatiotemporal gait parameters in stroke survivors.

Authors

  • Carolyn Buesing
    Northwestern University Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, 645 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. carolynbuesing2016@u.northwestern.edu.
  • Gabriela Fisch
    Northwestern University Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, 645 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. gabrielafisch2016@u.northwestern.edu.
  • Megan O'Donnell
    Northwestern University Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, 645 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. meganodonnell2016@u.northwestern.edu.
  • Ida Shahidi
    Northwestern University Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, 645 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. idashahidi2016@u.northwestern.edu.
  • Lauren Thomas
    Northwestern University Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, 645 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. laurenthomas2016@u.northwestern.edu.
  • Chaithanya K Mummidisetty
    Max Nader Lab for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 E. Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. k-mummidisetty@ricres.org.
  • Kenton J Williams
    Honda R&D Americas, Inc, 21001 State Route 739, Raymond, OH, 43067, USA. kwilliams@oh.hra.com.
  • Hideaki Takahashi
    Honda R&D Americas, Inc, 21001 State Route 739, Raymond, OH, 43067, USA. htakahashi@oh.hra.com.
  • William Zev Rymer
    Director, Research Planning, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 E. Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. w-rymer@northwestern.edu.
  • Arun Jayaraman
    Max Nader Lab for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes Research, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL 60611 USA.

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