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World J Clin Cases. Aug 26, 2024; 12(24): 5523-5533
Published online Aug 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i24.5523
Effectiveness of the A3 robot on lower extremity motor function in stroke patients: A prospective, randomized controlled trial
Lin-Jian Zhang, Xin Wen, Yang Peng, Wei Hu, Hui Liao, Zi-Cai Liu, Hui-Yu Liu
Lin-Jian Zhang, Xin Wen, Yang Peng, Wei Hu, Hui Liao, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yuebei People's Hospital, Shaoguan 512000, Guangdong Province, China
Zi-Cai Liu, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shaoguan First People's Hospital, Shaoguan 512000, Guangdong Province, China
Hui-Yu Liu, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yuebei Second People's Hospital, Shaoguan 512026, Guangdong Province, China
Co-corresponding authors: Zi-Cai Liu and Hui-Yu Liu.
Author contributions: Liu ZC, Zhang LJ, and Liu HY designed the research study; Zhang LJ, Wen X, Peng Y, Hu W, and Liao H performed the study; Liu ZC and Zhang LJ analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Shaoguan Municipal Health Bureau, No. Y22058; and Shaoguan City Science and Technology Plan Project, No. 220517164531600.
Institutional review board statement: The clinical trial was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Yuebei People's Hospital (No. KY-2021-327).
Clinical trial registration statement: The program was registered online in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (Registration No. ChiCTR2100052767).
Informed consent statement: Informed consent has been signed and submitted by all participants and the procedures are carried out following the Helsinki Declaration.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Data sharing statement: Data to support this study are available through the corresponding author if required.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The manuscript references and conforms to the CONSURT checklist and has also been provided with completed documentation.
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Corresponding author: Zi-Cai Liu, MS, Physiotherapist, Researcher, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shaoguan First People's Hospital, No. 3 Dongdi South Road, Zhenjiang District, Shaoguan 512000, Guangdong Province, China. 1454262065@qq.com
Received: April 18, 2024
Revised: May 29, 2024
Accepted: June 12, 2024
Published online: August 26, 2024
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Core Tip: In this study, two groups of stroke patients underwent 2 wk of A3 lower extremity robotics and ground walking training, respectively, and gait spatiotemporal and balance parameters were recorded before and after the 2-wk intervention, which were compared by statistical analysis. It was finally concluded that for the short-term treatment of patients with subacute stroke, the addition of A3 robotic walking training to conventional physiotherapy appears to be more effective than the addition of ground-based walking training.