Comparison of body-weight support-assisted balance and gait training with or without balance perturbations in post-stroke rehabilitation: A multisite randomized controlled trial (Preprint)
Multisite randomized trial shows similar outcomes in gait and balance training post-stroke, indicating BWSS-P might enhance rehabilitation efforts.
Key Points
Both BWSS and BWSS-P groups showed improvements in balance and gait after training, but no significant differences between groups were found.
In total, 99 out of 126 patients provided sufficient data for analysis, with significant in-group changes over time recorded across various metrics.
This multisite randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of integrating perturbation-based training with body weight support systems on stroke recovery.
Findings suggest that while no strong differences were observed, both interventions support rehabilitation, providing options for treatment planning.