Effect of robot-assisted gait training on improving cardiopulmonary function in stroke patients: a meta-analysis.

Journal: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Understanding the characteristics related to cardiorespiratory fitness after stroke can provide reference values for patients in clinical rehabilitation exercise. This meta- analysis aimed to investigate the effect of robot-assisted gait training in improving cardiorespiratory fitness in post-stroke patients, compared to conventional rehabilitation training.

Authors

  • Xiao Chen
  • Lu Yin
    College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding Hebei, China.
  • Yangbo Hou
    Department of Neurology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • Jie Wang
  • Yongyi Li
    Rehabilitation department of traditional Chinese Medicine, The Second Rehabilitation Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
  • Juntao Yan
  • Jiming Tao
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. taoyecheng@163.com.
  • Shujie Ma
    Department of Statistics, University of California, Riverside, California.