論文

国際誌
2019年10月

A follow-up study of the effect of training using the Hybrid Assistive Limb on Gait ability in chronic stroke patients.

Topics in stroke rehabilitation
  • Hiroki Tanaka
  • Manabu Nankaku
  • Toru Nishikawa
  • Honami Yonezawa
  • Hiroki Mori
  • Takayuki Kikuchi
  • Hidehisa Nishi
  • Yasushi Takagi
  • Susumu Miyamoto
  • Ryosuke Ikeguchi
  • Shuichi Matsuda
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開始ページ
491
終了ページ
496
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1080/10749357.2019.1640001

Objectives: Recently, use of the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) that is effective for improvement of gait ability in chronic stroke patients has been reported. However, how long the effects are maintained remains unknown. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether the effect of gait training using the HAL on gait ability was maintained for 3 months after the intervention. Methods: A longitudinal, observational study with an intervention for a single group that adhered to the STROBE guidelines was performed. Nine chronic stroke patients were enrolled in this study. The patients performed gait training sessions using the HAL, 2-5 sessions/week for 3 weeks. Gait speed, stride length, cadence, and 2-minute walk distance (2MWD) were measured before and after intervention and at 3-month follow-up. The clinical trial registration number of this study is UMIN000012764 R000014756. Results: Compared to the initial status, gait speed (p = .02), stride length (p = .03), cadence (p = .01), and 2MWD (p < .05) were significantly increased immediately after the intervention. Moreover, gait speed (p < .01), cadence (p = .03), and 2MWD (p = .02) remained significantly higher 3 months after the intervention. There were no significant changes in all outcome measures between after intervention and at 3-month follow-up. Conclusions: This study showed that gait training using the HAL resulted in significant improvement of gait ability after the intervention and the effect was maintained for 3 months after the training.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2019.1640001
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31318323
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1080/10749357.2019.1640001
  • PubMed ID : 31318323

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