Balance Function after Balance Exercise Assist Robot Therapy in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Pilot Study.
Prog Rehabil Med
; 8: 20230003, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
Objectives:
This study compared the balance function in patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) with their balance function after subsequent training sessions with a Balance Exercise Assist Robot (BEAR).Methods:
In this prospective observational study, inpatients who underwent allo-HSCT from human leukocyte antigen-mismatched relatives were enrolled from December 2015 to October 2017. Patients were allowed to leave their clean room after allo-HSCT and underwent balance exercise training using the BEAR. Sessions (20-40 min) were performed 5 days per week and consisted of three games that were performed four times each. A total of 15 sessions were performed by each patient. Patient balance function was assessed before BEAR therapy according to the mini-balance evaluation systems test (mini-BESTest), and patients were divided into two groups (Low and High) based on a 70% cut-off value for the total mini-BESTest score. Patient balance was also assessed after BEAR therapy.Results:
Fourteen patients providing written informed consent fulfilled the protocol six patients in the Low group, and eight patients in the High group. In the Low group, there was a statistically significant difference between pre- and post-evaluations in postural response, which a sub-item of the mini-BESTest. In the High group, there was no significant difference between pre- and post-evaluations in the mini-BESTest.Conclusions:
BEAR sessions improve balance function in patients undergoing allo-HSCT.
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Prog Rehabil Med
Año:
2023
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Article
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Japón