Lisa Shaw
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About
Lisa Shaw is a leading clinical researcher in stroke rehabilitation, whose work has fundamentally reshaped how we evaluate technology-assisted therapy for upper limb recovery. Her primary research areas include robot-assisted training, enhanced upper limb therapy, and the cost-effectiveness of post-stroke rehabilitation interventions. Shaw is best known as the chief investigator of the landmark RATULS trial—the largest multicentre randomised controlled trial of its kind, published in 2019 with nearly 500 citations. This pivotal study compared robot-assisted training using the MIT-Manus robotic gym against enhanced upper limb therapy and usual care, providing definitive evidence that robot-assisted training was no more clinically effective than equally intensive conventional therapy. Beyond this headline finding, Shaw’s work has critically examined intervention fidelity, goal selection, and the economic implications of rehabilitation technologies, revealing that usual care remains an under-managed variable in stroke evidence. Her contributions have forced the field to confront uncomfortable truths about the value of expensive robotic devices, redirecting attention toward the importance of therapy intensity and content rather than the mode of delivery. Shaw’s rigorous, pragmatic approach continues to influence clinical guidelines and research priorities in stroke rehabilitation worldwide.
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