Effects of Gait Training with Lower-Limb Robotic Exoskeletons and Exoskeleton-Type Devices on Gait Symmetry…

ReviewBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)· Aug 2026

Effects of Gait Training with Lower-Limb Robotic Exoskeletons and Exoskeleton-Type Devices on Gait Symmetry and Gait Speed in Patients with Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Chengshuo Zhang, Jiarong Wu, Wanli Zang, Qiuxia Zhang

Stroke RehabilitationReviewQ2IF 5.0

Robotic exoskeleton gait training improved gait speed after stroke in randomized controlled trials

Effects of Gait Training with Lower-Limb Robotic Exoskeletons and Exoskeleton-Type Devices on Gait Symmetry and Gait Speed in Patients with Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Chengshuo Zhang … Qiuxia Zhang

Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · Aug 2026

Background

Gait asymmetry and reduced gait speed (gait speed) are common after stroke.

Methods

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effects of gait training with lower-limb robotic exoskeletons or exoskeleton-type devices on gait asymmetry and gait speed compared with conventional rehabilitation or non-robotic gait training.

Results

gait speed improved with exoskeleton training, favoring the intervention

SMD by subgroup · 95% CI

More results

Standardized mean differences (SMDs; Hedges' g) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were pooled using random-effects models.

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Conclusion

Gait training with lower-limb robotic exoskeletons or exoskeleton-type devices may reduce spatial gait asymmetry and improve gait speed after stroke, whereas its effect on temporal gait asymmetry remains uncertain.

Effects of Gait Training with Lower-Limb Robotic Exoskeletons and Exoskeleton-Type Devices on Gait Symmetry and Gait Speed in Patients with Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Effects of Gait Training with Lower-Limb Robotic Exoskeletons and Exoskeleton-Type Devices on Gait Symmetry and Gait Speed in Patients with Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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