Correction to: Soft robotic exosuit augmented high intensity gait training on stroke survivors: a pilot study

Shin, Sung Yul; Hohl, Kristen; Giffhorn, Matt; Awad, Louis N.; Walsh, Conor J.; Jayaraman, Arun

doi:10.1186/s12984-022-01080-w

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“…Research involving stroke patients has also shown promising results. SREs can promptly modify gait functions, reduce the energy expenditure required for walking, and even sustain therapeutic benefits in unassisted walking after the device is removed [12,18,19]. Notably, a multicenter clinical study involving 36 stroke patients who underwent a 5-day SRE-assisted walking therapy reported improvements in their unassisted walking speed [20].…”

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Efficacy of a Soft Robotic Exoskeleton to Improve Lower Limb Motor Function in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Hui,

Qi,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Brain Sciences

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Purpose: Soft robotic exoskeletons (SREs) are portable, lightweight assistive technology with therapeutic potential for improving lower limb motor function in children with cerebral palsy. To understand the effects of long-term SRE-assisted walking training on children with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP), we designed a study aiming to elucidate the effects of SRE-assisted walking training on lower limb motor function in this population. Methods: In this randomized, single-blinded (outcome assessor) controlled trial, forty children diagnosed with SCP were randomized into the routine rehabilitation (RR) group (N = 20) and the SRE group (N = 20) for comparison. The RR group received routine rehabilitation training, and the SRE group received routine rehabilitation training combined with SRE-assisted overground walking training. Assessments (without SRE) were conducted pre- and post-intervention (8 weeks after the intervention). The primary outcome measures included the 10 m walk test (10MWT) and the 6 min walk test (6MWT). Secondary outcome measures comprised the gross motor function measure-88, pediatric balance scale modified Ashworth scale, and physiological cost index. Results: Both groups showed significant improvements (p < 0.01) across all outcome measures after the 8-week intervention. Between-group comparisons using ANCOVA revealed that the SRE group demonstrated greater improvement in walking speed from the 10MWT (+6.78 m/min, 95% CI [5.74–7.83]; p < 0.001) and walking distance during the 6MWT (+34.42 m, 95% CI [28.84–39.99]; p < 0.001). The SRE group showed greater improvement in all secondary outcome measures (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The study findings suggested that the integration of SRE-assisted overground walking training with routine rehabilitation more effectively enhances lower limb motor function in children with SCP compared to routine rehabilitation alone.

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