PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effectiveness of locomotor therapy using robotic-assisted gait training in subacute stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate the effectiveness of early and prolonged locomotor treatment with the use of a robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT) device (Lokomat; Hocoma Inc., Zurich, Switzerland) on the functional outcomes of patients after subacute stroke. ⋯ This controlled study showed, at the end of a 6-week trial, that locomotor therapy with the use of RAGT combined with regular physiotherapy produced promising effects on functional and motor outcomes in patients after subacute stroke as compared with regular physiotherapy alone.