Benefits of Robot-Assisted Upper-Limb Rehabilitation from the Subacute Stage after a Stroke of Varying Severity: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to compare the clinical effectiveness of robot-assisted therapy with that of conventional occupational therapy according to the onset and severity of stroke.

Methods

In this multicenter randomized controlled trial, stroke patients were randomized (1:1) to receive robot-assisted therapy or conventional occupational therapy. The robot-assisted training group received 30 min of robot-assisted therapy twice and 30 min of conventional occupational therapy daily, while the conventional therapy group received 90 min of occupational therapy. Therapy was conducted 5 days/week for 4 weeks. The primary outcome was the Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) score after 4 and 8 weeks of therapy.

Results

Overall, 113 and 115 patients received robot-ass

SUBMITTER: Ahn SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10856364 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature