UNASSIGNED: The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the feasibility of high-speed gait training with an exoskeleton robot @entity4218 ( @entity4218 ) in @entity1 with @entity64 , and to examine the efficacy of eight sessions (8 weeks) of gait training with a @entity4218 compared with conventional physical therapy. Eighteen @entity1 with @entity64 were included in this study (nine each in the @entity4218 and control groups). The @entity4218 group underwent high-speed gait training with the @entity4218 once a week for 8 weeks (20   min/session). The control group underwent conventional physical therapy for gait disturbance. Outcome measures were walking speed, number of steps, and cadence during a 10   m walking test, a timed up and go test, a functional reach test, and the Berg Balance Scale. Assessments were performed in the absence of the @entity4218 before training and after the fourth and eighth training sessions. All @entity1 in the @entity4218 group completed the high-speed gait training without adverse events. The @entity4218 group improved significantly in walking speed (55.9% increase, P<0.001), number of steps (17.6% decrease, P<0.01), and cadence (32.8% increase, P<0.001) during the 10   m walking test. The @entity1 also exhibited significant improvements in the timed up and go test, the functional reach test, and the Berg Balance Scale after @entity4218 training (P<0.01 in all). No statistical time-dependent changes were observed in any parameter in the control group. For @entity64 @entity1 , high-speed gait training with a @entity4218 appears to be feasible and effective in improving gait and @entity409 despite the limitations of this nonrandomized pilot study.

Feasibility and efficacy of high-speed gait training with a voluntary driven exoskeleton robot for gait and @entity409 in XXXX with @entity64 : nonrandomized pilot study with concurrent control.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['chronic stroke'] @entity4218 :: ('MESH:D017880', 'Disease') :: ['hybrid assistive limb', 'HAL'] @entity409 :: ('MESH:D008107', 'Disease') :: ['balance dysfunction']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
