Exoskeleton-Assisted Therapy Enhances Upper Limb Motor Recovery in Early Subacute Stroke: A Multicenter, Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial - PubMed
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- Exoskeleton-assisted therapy (RAT) enhances upper limb motor recovery in early subacute stroke patients.
- Multicenter randomized controlled trial with 94 participants (35% women, mean age 62.5) across 8 neurorehabilitation units.
- Robotic group showed significantly greater improvement in Fugl-Meyer Assessment (median difference: 22 points, P<0.001).
- 68.4% of robotic group achieved minimal clinically important difference vs. 31.8% in control group (odds ratio: 4.64).
- Secondary outcomes improved in both groups, except spasticity, which remained unchanged.
- Study suggests RAT benefits early recovery but requires further research on long-term effects and protocol optimization.