목적 : 로봇을 이용한 과제 기반의 로봇 상지재활 치료가 뇌졸중 환자의 상지 운동기능과 일상생활수행 (Activities of Daily Living; ADL)능력에 어떤 효과가 있는지 체계적 고찰과 메타분석을 실시하여 검 증하고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 1980년부터 2015년 12월까지 발표된 국외 무작위 대조군 실험(Randomized Controlled Trial; RCT)연 구들 중에서 과제와 함께 이루어지는 상지 로봇 재활치료를 대상으로 분석을 실시했다. EMBASE, Ovid-Medline, PubMed, CINAHL, Cochran CENTRAL을 통해 문헌검색과 선별을 실시했고, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)으로 문헌의 질평가를 The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE)로 근거의 수준을 마련했다. Cochrane collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias로 편향을 측정하고 RevMan 5.3 소프트웨어로 메타분석을 실시했다. 개별 연구들의 대상자 수, 중재 전-후 평균값, 표준편차 등을 자료합성에 사용하였다. 결과 : 12편의 연구가 최종 선정되었고 실험군의 대상자수는 총 341명(남성 235명, 여성 106명), 연령은 60.50 ± 5.51세의 분포를 보였다. 대조군의 경우 대상자수가 모두 301명(남성 207명, 여성 94명)이었고 58.55 ± 17.1세의 연령대를 보였다. 운동기능 전체의 효과크기는 2.63, Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment (FMA)가 2.98, Box and Block Test가 2.25로 기능증진에 효과가 있었고, ADL 수행능력에서는 기능적 독립성 측정 (Functional Independence Measure; FIM)의 3.04을 제외하고 효과가 없었다. 결론 : 과제기반의 로봇상지재활치료는 뇌졸중 환자의 상지 운동기능과 ADL 수행능력에 전반적인 효과를 줄 수 있다. 장기적인 관점에서 로봇을 이용한 상지재활치료의 효과여부의 확인을 위해 임상 평가의 점 수나 등급으로 산출되는 결과변수에 대한 세밀한 추가 연구가 필요하다.

In this case report, we investigated the effects of robot-assisted gait therapy in a chronic stroke patient using motor assessment and gait analysis. A patient who suffered from the right hemiparesis following the left corona radiata and basal ganglia infarction received 30 minutes of robot-assisted gait therapy, 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Outcome was measured using Motoricity index(MI), Fugl-Meyer assessment(FMA), modified motor assessment scale(MMAS), isometric torque, body tissue composition, 10-meter gait speed and gait analysis. After robot-assisted gait therapy, the patient showed improvement in motor functions measured by MI, FMA, MMAS, isometric torque, skeletal muscle mass, 10-meter gait speed. In gait analysis, cadence, single support time, double support time, step length, walking speed improvement in after robot-assisted gait therapy. The results of this study showed that robot-assisted gait therapy is considered to facilitate locomotor recovery of the chronic hemiparetic stroke patient.

The purpose of this study was to investigate effect of robot-assisted hand rehabilitation(AmadeoⓇ) on hand motor function in chronic stroke patients. This study used a single-subject experimental design with multiple baselines across individuals. Three chronic stroke survivors with mild to sever motor impairment took part in study. Each participants had 2 weeks interval of starting intervention. Participants received robot-assisted therapy(45min/session. 3session/wk for 6wks). Finger active range of motion(AROM) was assessed by Range of Assessment program in AmadeoⓇ, and test-retest reliability was verified using Pearson correlation analysis. To investigate effect of AmadeoⓇ, finger AROM was measured immediately after each sessions and Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper extremity, Motor Activity Log, Nine hole peg board test and Jebsen-Taylor hand motor function test were assessed at pre-post intervention. Results were analyzed by visual analysis and comparison of pre-post tests. The test-retest reliability of Range of Assessment was good(r=.99). After robot-assisted therapy, finger AROM of participant 1, 2, and 3 was respectively improved by 18%, 3.6%, and 6% each. Hand motor function of participant 1, 3 was improved on all four tests, but not effect in participant 2. Robot-assisted hand rehabilitation could improve finger AROM and effect on hand motor function in chronic stroke patients.