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Benefits of a Wearable Cyborg HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) in Patients with Childhood-Onset Motor Disabilities: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study
Rehabilitation robots have shown promise in improving the gait of children with childhood-onset motor disabilities. This study aimed to investigate the long-term benefits of training using a wearable Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) in these patients. Training using a HAL was performed for 20 min a day,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10057157/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36976724 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pediatric15010017 |
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author | Kuroda, Mayumi Matsuda Iwasaki, Nobuaki Mutsuzaki, Hirotaka Yoshikawa, Kenichi Takahashi, Kazushi Nakayama, Tomohiro Nakayama, Junko Takeuchi, Ryoko Mataki, Yuki Ohguro, Haruka Tomita, Kazuhide |
author_facet | Kuroda, Mayumi Matsuda Iwasaki, Nobuaki Mutsuzaki, Hirotaka Yoshikawa, Kenichi Takahashi, Kazushi Nakayama, Tomohiro Nakayama, Junko Takeuchi, Ryoko Mataki, Yuki Ohguro, Haruka Tomita, Kazuhide |
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description | Rehabilitation robots have shown promise in improving the gait of children with childhood-onset motor disabilities. This study aimed to investigate the long-term benefits of training using a wearable Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) in these patients. Training using a HAL was performed for 20 min a day, two to four times a week, over four weeks (12 sessions in total). The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) was the primary outcome measure, and the secondary outcome measures were gait speed, step length, cadence, 6-min walking distance (6MD), Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory, and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). Patients underwent assessments before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and at 1-, 2-, 3-month and 1-year follow-ups. Nine participants (five males, four females; mean age: 18.9 years) with cerebral palsy (n = 7), critical illness polyneuropathy (n = 1), and encephalitis (n = 1) were enrolled. After training using HAL, GMFM, gait speed, cadence, 6MD, and COPM significantly improved (all p < 0.05). Improvements in GMFM were maintained one year after the intervention (p < 0.001) and in self-selected gait speed and 6MD three months after the intervention (p < 0.05). Training using HAL may be safe and feasible for childhood-onset motor disabilities and may maintain long-term improvements in motor function and walking ability. |
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spelling | pubmed-100571572023-03-30 Benefits of a Wearable Cyborg HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) in Patients with Childhood-Onset Motor Disabilities: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study Kuroda, Mayumi Matsuda Iwasaki, Nobuaki Mutsuzaki, Hirotaka Yoshikawa, Kenichi Takahashi, Kazushi Nakayama, Tomohiro Nakayama, Junko Takeuchi, Ryoko Mataki, Yuki Ohguro, Haruka Tomita, Kazuhide Pediatr Rep Article Rehabilitation robots have shown promise in improving the gait of children with childhood-onset motor disabilities. This study aimed to investigate the long-term benefits of training using a wearable Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) in these patients. Training using a HAL was performed for 20 min a day, two to four times a week, over four weeks (12 sessions in total). The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) was the primary outcome measure, and the secondary outcome measures were gait speed, step length, cadence, 6-min walking distance (6MD), Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory, and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). Patients underwent assessments before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and at 1-, 2-, 3-month and 1-year follow-ups. Nine participants (five males, four females; mean age: 18.9 years) with cerebral palsy (n = 7), critical illness polyneuropathy (n = 1), and encephalitis (n = 1) were enrolled. After training using HAL, GMFM, gait speed, cadence, 6MD, and COPM significantly improved (all p < 0.05). Improvements in GMFM were maintained one year after the intervention (p < 0.001) and in self-selected gait speed and 6MD three months after the intervention (p < 0.05). Training using HAL may be safe and feasible for childhood-onset motor disabilities and may maintain long-term improvements in motor function and walking ability. MDPI 2023-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10057157/ /pubmed/36976724 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pediatric15010017 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kuroda, Mayumi Matsuda Iwasaki, Nobuaki Mutsuzaki, Hirotaka Yoshikawa, Kenichi Takahashi, Kazushi Nakayama, Tomohiro Nakayama, Junko Takeuchi, Ryoko Mataki, Yuki Ohguro, Haruka Tomita, Kazuhide Benefits of a Wearable Cyborg HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) in Patients with Childhood-Onset Motor Disabilities: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study |
title | Benefits of a Wearable Cyborg HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) in Patients with Childhood-Onset Motor Disabilities: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study |
title_full | Benefits of a Wearable Cyborg HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) in Patients with Childhood-Onset Motor Disabilities: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study |
title_fullStr | Benefits of a Wearable Cyborg HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) in Patients with Childhood-Onset Motor Disabilities: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Benefits of a Wearable Cyborg HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) in Patients with Childhood-Onset Motor Disabilities: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study |
title_short | Benefits of a Wearable Cyborg HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) in Patients with Childhood-Onset Motor Disabilities: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study |
title_sort | benefits of a wearable cyborg hal (hybrid assistive limb) in patients with childhood-onset motor disabilities: a 1-year follow-up study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10057157/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36976724 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pediatric15010017 |
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