The effect of split-belt treadmill interventions on step length asymmetry in individuals poststroke: A systematic review with meta-analysis

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 The effect of split-belt treadmill interventions on step length asymmetry in individuals poststroke: A systematic review with meta-analysis

  Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair (NNR) , Volume 35(7) , Pgs. 563-575.

NARIC Accession Number: J86907.  What's this?
ISSN: 1545-9683.
Author(s): Dzewaltowski, Alex C. ; Hedrick, Erica A. ; Leutzinger, Todd J. ; Remski, Lindsey E. ; Rosen, Adam B..
Publication Year: 2021.
Number of Pages: 13.
Abstract: 

Study evaluated the methods and results of existing studies that investigated the effects of split-belt treadmill training on step-length asymmetry in individuals poststroke both during and following training. A comprehensive search of PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus was conducted to find peer-reviewed journal articles that included stroke survivors who participated in a split-belt treadmill walking intervention. Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) was used to assess risk of bias. Pooled Hedge’s g with random effects models were used to estimate the effect of split-belt training on step-length symmetry. Twenty-one studies were included in the systematic review with 11 of them included in the meta-analysis. Included studies had an average STROBE score of 16.2. The pooled effects for step-length asymmetry from baseline to late adaptation were not significant (g = 0.060). Large, significant effects were found at post training after a single session (g = 1.04), post training after multiple sessions (g = −0.70), and follow-up (g = −0.718). Results indicate split-belt treadmill training with the shorter step length on the fast belt has the potential to improve step-length symmetry post stroke when long-term training is implemented, but randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm the efficacy of split-belt treadmill training.
Descriptor Terms: AMBULATION, LITERATURE REVIEWS, MOBILITY TRAINING, REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY, STROKE.


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Citation: Dzewaltowski, Alex C. , Hedrick, Erica A. , Leutzinger, Todd J. , Remski, Lindsey E. , Rosen, Adam B.. (2021). The effect of split-belt treadmill interventions on step length asymmetry in individuals poststroke: A systematic review with meta-analysis.  Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair (NNR) , 35(7), Pgs. 563-575. Retrieved 9/26/2021, from REHABDATA database.