Effect of Robot-Assisted Treadmill Training on Motor Functions Depending on Severity of Impairment in Patients with Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: To assess impact of RATT (robot-assisted treadmill training) on motor function in patients with cerebral palsy depending on the severity of motor impairment. Design: Uncontrolled prospective pilot study with pre-post treatment outcome comparison according to severity of motor impairment. Setting: Outpatient Rehabilitation Centre. Participants: Fifty-one patients aged 4- 27 years with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Interventions: Patients were divided into two groups according to severity of motor impairment determined by the Gross Motor Function Classification Scale (GMFCS). All 51 participants underwent 20 RATT sessions over a 5-6 week period in an outpatient approach using the Lokomat ® driven gait orthosis (DGO).