Short and long-term effects of robot-assisted therapy on upper limb motor function and activity of daily living in patients post-stroke: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effect of robot-assisted therapy (RAT) on upper limb motor control and activity function in poststroke patients compared with that of non-robotic therapy.

Methods

We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar and Scopus. Randomized controlled trials published from 2010 to nowadays comparing the effect of RAT and control treatment on upper limb function of poststroke patients aged 18 or older were included. Researchers extracted all relevant data from the included studies, assessed the heterogeneity with inconsistency statistics (I² statistics), evaluated the risk of bias of individual studies and performed data analysis.

Result

Forty-six studies were included. Meta-analysis showed that the outcome of the Fugl-Meye

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306153 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature