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Robot-assisted gait training in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized comparative study
Sevgi Esra Özdemir Tekeş1, Birkan Sonel Tur1, Şehim Kutlay1
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Objective:
The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) in addition to conventional therapy (ConT) on gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP) compared to ConT alone.
Methods:
A total of 57 children (5-18 years) were randomly assigned to one of two groups, and then evaluated four times: before and immediately after treatment, then at 6 and 12 weeks using the Gross Motor Function Measure-88 (GMFM-88).
Results:
Only the ConT+RAGT group showed improvement in GMFM-D and total score and GAS between T1-T2 and T1-T4, whereas both groups showed improvement in GMFM-E at all time points.
Conclusions:
It was concluded that RAGT in addition to ConT improves gross motor function in CP.
