The ReWalk ReStore™ soft robotic exosuit: a multi-site clinical trial of the safety, reliability, and feasibility of exosuit-augmented post-stroke gait rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atypical walking in the months and years after stroke constrain community reintegration and reduce mobility, health, and quality of life. The ReWalk ReStore™ is a soft robotic exosuit designed to assist the propulsion and ground clearance subtasks of post-stroke walking by actively assisting paretic ankle plantarflexion and dorsiflexion. Previous proof-of-concept evaluations of the technology demonstrated improved gait mechanics and energetics and faster and farther walking in users with post-stroke hemiparesis. We sought to determine the safety, reliability, and feasibility of using the ReStore™ during post-stroke rehabilitation.

Methods

A multi-site clinical trial (NCT03499210) was conducted in preparation for an application to the United States Food and Drug Ad

SUBMITTER: Awad LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7301475 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature