Home-Based Versus Laboratory-Based Robotic Ankle Training for Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Randomized Comparative Trial.

Journal: Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Published Date: Aug 1, 2016

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the outcomes of home-based robot-guided therapy and compare it to laboratory-based robot-guided therapy for the treatment of impaired ankles in children with cerebral palsy.

Authors

  • Kai Chen
    Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Center for Critical Care Medicine, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
  • Yi-Ning Wu
    University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts.
  • Yupeng Ren
    Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Lin Liu
    Institute of Natural Sciences, MOE-LSC, School of Mathematical Sciences, CMA-Shanghai, SJTU-Yale Joint Center for Biostatistics and Data Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
  • Deborah Gaebler-Spira
    Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Kelly Tankard
    Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas.
  • Julia Lee
    Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Weiqun Song
    Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China.
  • Maobin Wang
    Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China.
  • Li-Qun Zhang
    Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: l-zhang@northwestern.edu.

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