Robot-assisted gait training is not superior to intensive overground walking in multiple sclerosis with severe disability (the RAGTIME study): A randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Rehabilitation may attenuate the impact on mobility of patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) and severe gait disabilities.

Authors

  • Sofia Straudi
    Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Department, Ferrara University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy s.straudi@ospfe.it.
  • Fabio Manfredini
    Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Department, Ferrara University Hospital, Via Aldo Moro 8, 44124, Ferrara, Italy. fabio.manfredini@unife.it.
  • Nicola Lamberti
    Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
  • Carlotta Martinuzzi
    Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Department, Ferrara University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
  • Elisa Maietti
    Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
  • Nino Basaglia
    Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Department, Ferrara University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.