From: Gait training with a wearable curara® robot for cerebellar ataxia: a single-arm study
Current study (n = 18) | Miyai et al. (immediate intervention group: n = 21) [6] | Bunn et al. (therapy group: n = 6) [8] | |
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Intervention duration (weeks) | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Intervention program | Robot-assisted gait training | Physical/occupational therapy | Home-based balance exercise |
Age (years) Mean ± SD | 62.8 ± 10.0 | 63.5 ± 11.0 | 60.2 ± 10.5 |
SARA score baseline Mean ± SD | 10.6 ± 4.0 | 12.2 ± 3.2 | 11.8 ± 6.7 |
Difference in SARA score after the intervention Mean ± SD | − 0.1 ± 1.7 | − 2.8 ± 1.8 | − 1.8 ± 1.9 |
Improvement rate of 10 mWT (%) Mean | 19.0 | 19.6 | N/A |