Comparative Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Training Versus Enhanced Upper Extremity Therapy on Upper and Lower Extremity for Stroke Survivors: A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal: Journal of rehabilitation medicine
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Robot-assisted neuro-rehabilitation therapy plays a central role in upper extremity recovery of stroke. However, the efficacy of robotic training on the upper extremity is not yet well defined, and little attention has been devoted to its potential effect on the lower extremity. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of robot-assisted training and therapist-mediated enhanced upper extremity therapy on the upper and lower extremities.

Authors

  • Yingnan Lin
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, China.
  • Qin-Ying Li
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Qingming Qu
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, China.
  • Li Ding
    College of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410014, China.
  • Zhen Chen
    School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266021, China.
  • Fubiao Huang
  • Shihong Hu
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.
  • Wei Deng
    Department of Neurobiology, Affiliated Mental Health Center & Hangzhou Seventh People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. dengw@zju.edu.cn.
  • Fengxian Guo
    Shanghai Electric GeniKIT Medical Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China.
  • Chuankai Wang
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, China.
  • Panmo Deng
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Li Li
    Department of Gastric Surgery, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
  • Hao Jin
    School of Statistics and Management, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai 200433, China.
  • Cong Gao
    State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.
  • Beibei Shu
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Jie Jia
    Department of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.