Body weight-supported gait training for patients with spinal cord injury: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT: Different body weight-supported gait-training strategies are available for improving ambulation in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). These include body weight-supported overground training (BWSOGT), body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT), and robot-assisted gait training (RAGT). We conducted a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the effect and priority of each training protocol. We searched the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Embase databases from inception to 6 August 2022. The eligibility criteria were as follows: (1) being RCTs, (2) recruiting participants with SCI diagnosis and requiring gait training, (3) comparing different body weight-supported gait training strategies, and (4) involving ambulatory assessments. We conducted

SUBMITTER: Yang FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9649733 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature