Table 2 Comparator and outcome summaries of the included studies
From: Effects of soft robotic exosuit on ambulation ability in stroke patients: a systematic review
Study | Comparator (status of exosuit) | Walking ability | Biomechanical outcomes | Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walking speed (m/s) | Walking distance (m) | Peak ankle dorsiflexion angle during swing phase (Degree) | Peak paretic propulsion (%) | Stride length (paretic limb, m) | |||
Awad et al (2020) [15] | Post-intervention vs baseline (WE) | 0.1 ± 0.03 increase (MWS) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Post-intervention vs baseline (UWE) | 0.07 ± 0.03 increase (MWS) | ||||||
Shin et al (2022) [16] | Post-intervention vs baseline (UWE) | 0.21 ± 0.28 increase (MWS) 0.26 ± 1.1 increase (CWS) | 6MWT: 71.5 ± 43.9 increase 2MWT: 18.8 ± 15.1 increase | NA | NA | NA | Fugl-Meyer scale: 1.8 ± 1.5 increase |
Poydasheva et al. (2016) [17] | Post-intervention vs baseline (NS) | 0.06 increasea | NA | NA | NA | NA | Fugl-Meyer scale: 2.1 increase |
Awad et al (2017) [19] | Powered exosuit vs unpowered exosuit (WE) | NA | NA | 5.33 ± 0.91 increase (treadmill) 4.9 ± 1.1 increase (overground) | 11 ± 3 increase (treadmill) 13 increase (overground) | NA | Energy cost: 10 ± 3% reduction |
Sloot et al (2022) [20] | WE vs UWE | 7% increase | NA | 9 increase | 8 increase | NA | Energy cost: 11% reduction |
Awad et al (2017) [18] | Powered exosuit vs unpowered exosuit (WE) | NA | NA | 4.78 increase | NA | 0.02 increase | Hip hiking: 27 ± 6% reduction Hip circumduction: 20 ± 5% reduction |
Porciuncula et al. (2021) [13] | Post-intervention vs baseline (NS) | 0.3 increase (MWS) 0.22 increase (CWS) | 6MWT: 59 increase | NA | 30 increaseb (MWS) 24 increaseb (CWS) | 0.13 increase (MWS) 0.15 increase (CWS) | Hip hiking: 0.25 cm reduction (MWS), 0.42 cm reduction (CWS) Hip circumduction: 3 cm reduction (MWS), 3.83 cm reduction (CWS) |
Porciuncula et al. (2019) [12] | Post-intervention vs baseline (UWE) | 0.12 increase | 6MWT: 86 increase | NA | 10.52 increase | 6.7% increase | NA |
Kwon et al (2019) [14] | Powered exosuit vs unpowered exosuit vs UWEc | NA | NA | 10 increase | 7.76 increase | NA | NA |