《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2021, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (11): 1260-1265.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2021.11.004

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Effect of Robotic-assisted Gait Training on Motor and Walking for Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy

MA Ting-ting1,ZHANG Hao1()   

  1. 1. Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China
    2. a. Department of Paediatric Physical Therapy; b. Department of Neurology, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Centre, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:2021-07-28 Revised:2021-08-21 Published:2021-11-25 Online:2021-12-03
  • Contact: ZHANG Hao E-mail:zh1665@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the effect of robotic-assisted gait training on the motor function and walking ability for children with spastic cerebral palsy.Methods From October, 2020 to April, 2021, 34 children with spastic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into control group (n = 17) and experimental group (n = 17). The control group received conventional physical therapy 60 minutes a day, while the experimental group received physical therapy and robotic-assisted gait training, 30 minutes a day respectively. They were assessed with 10-meter walk test (10MWT), 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), Physiological Consumption Index, Gross Motor Functional Measure (D and E dimensions), center of pressure envelope area, and Functional Ambulation Categories before training, eight weeks after training, and one-month follow-up.Results Four cases dropped out. All the indexes improved in the experimental group after training (|t| > 3.219, P < 0.05), and they were stable as follow-up (|t| < 1.565, P > 0.05), except 10MWT (|t| > 3.491, P < 0.01); while they were better than those in the control group (|t| > 2.108, P < 0.05), except 6MWD.Conclusion Robotic-assisted gait training can promote the recovery of motor, balance and walking for children with spastic cerebral palsy based on conventional physical therapy, and remain at least one month.

Key words: cerebral palsy, spastic, robotic-assisted gait training, motor, balance, walking