Original Article Ann Rehabil Med 2016;40(2):183-189 pISSN: 2234-0645 • eISSN: 2234-0653 http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2016.40.2.183

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Clinical Characteristics of Proper RobotAssisted Gait Training Group in Non-ambulatory Subacute Stroke Patients Soo Jeong Kim, MD1, Hye Jin Lee, MD1, Seung Won Hwang, MD1, Hannah Pyo, MD1, Sung Phil Yang, BS1, Mun-Hee Lim, BS1, Gyu Lee Park, BS2, Eun Joo Kim, MD1 1 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul; Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea

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Objective To identify the clinical characteristics of proper robot-assisted gait training group using exoskeletal locomotor devices in non-ambulatory subacute stroke patients. Methods A total of 38 stroke patients were enrolled in a 4-week robotic training protocol (2 sessions/day, 5 times/week). All subjects were evaluated for their general characteristics, Functional Ambulatory Classification (FAC), Fugl-Meyer Scale (FMS), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Modified Rankin Scale (MRS), Modified Barthel Index (MBI), and Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) at 0, 2, and 4 weeks. Statistical analysis were performed to determine significant clinical characteristics for improvement of gait function after robot-assisted gait training. Results Paired t-test showed that all functional parameters except MMSE were improved significantly (p