Table 3 Anti-Gravity Vertical Module Pilot Study. Results from nine (9) outpatients that continued for an additional 6 weeks of training in the vertical module robotic unit. Statistical tests showed that outcomes at discharge from planar robot protocol were distinct from admission (B vs. A), and there was a trend favoring further improvement when comparing discharge from anti-gravity protocol with discharge from the planar protocol (C vs. B). Our protocol was safe and did not increase tone.
From: Rehabilitation robotics: pilot trial of a spatial extension for MIT-Manus
Timeline N = 9 | A – Admission | B – Discharge from planar robot protocol | C – Discharge from anti-gravity protocol |
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F-M s/e (/42) | 12.7 ± 1.6 | 14.8 ± 2.0 (p = 0.03, S) | 17.0 ± 1.9 (p = 0.19, NS) |
MSS s/e (/40) | 18.1 ± 1.9 | 19.9 ± 2.0 (p = 0.01, S) | 21.5 ± 1.8 (p = 0.29, NS) |
MP | 26.5 ± 3.5 | 33.3 ± 3.6 (p < 0.01, S) | 38.8 ± 2.4 (p = 0.07, NS) |
Ashworth | 8.0 ± 1.4 | 4.9 ± 0.99 (p < 0.03, S) | 4.4 ± 1.01 (p = 0.67, NS) |