The Effect of Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Balance, Gait and Kinesiophobia in Individuals With…

Randomized trialPhysiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy· Oct 2026

The Effect of Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Balance, Gait and Kinesiophobia in Individuals With Post-Stroke Hemiparesis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Ezgi Güçlü, Nuray Girgin

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Stroke RehabilitationRandomized trialQ2IF 1.9

Adding robot-assisted gait training reduced kinesiophobia more than conventional rehab alone

The Effect of Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Balance, Gait and Kinesiophobia in Individuals With Post-Stroke Hemiparesis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Ezgi Güçlü, Nuray Girgin

Physiotherapy research international · Oct 2026 · Q2 in Rehabilitation

Background

Robot-assisted gait training (robot-assisted gait training) is well established for post-stroke gait rehabilitation, but its potential effects on psychological and behavioral outcomes are less clear.

Purpose

This study investigated the effects of adding robot-assisted gait training to conventional rehabilitation on balance, gait, kinesiophobia, and movement confidence in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis.

Methods

This single-blind, parallel-group randomized controlled trial included 60 individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis (50-75 years), randomly allocated to an robot-assisted gait training group (n = 30) or control group (n = 30).

n = 60 individuals

Results

kinesiophobia scores dropped more with added robot-assisted gait training

MD -0.36 (95% CI -0.51 to -0.21)

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-0.51

-0.21

CI excludes the null - significant

More results

Significant group × time interactions were observed for several outcomes, including BBS, TUG duration, 10MWT walking speed, ABC, and Kinesiophobia Causes Scale total score (p < 0.05).

More results

In post hoc analyses adjusting each outcome for its baseline value, significant group effects remained for BBS, TUG duration, 10MWT walking speed, ABC, Kinesiophobia Causes Scale biological domain, and Kinesiophobia Causes Scale total score (p< = 0.031), whereas 10MWT step count and the Kinesiophobia Causes Scale psychological domain were no longer statistically significant.

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Conclusion

The principal contribution of this study is the concurrent evaluation of kinesiophobia and movement confidence alongside physical outcomes.

The Effect of Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Balance, Gait and Kinesiophobia in Individuals With Post-Stroke Hemiparesis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

The Effect of Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Balance, Gait and Kinesiophobia in Individuals With Post-Stroke Hemiparesis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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