Abstract
AbstractWalking slowly after stroke reduces health and quality of life. This multi-site, prospective, interventional, 2-arm randomized controlled trial (NCT04121754) evaluated the safety and efficacy of an autonomous neurorehabilitation system (InTandemTM) designed to use auditory-motor entrainment to improve post-stroke walking. 87 individuals were randomized to 5-week walking interventions with InTandem or Active Control (i.e., walking without InTandem). The primary endpoints were change in walking speed, measured by the 10-meter walk test pre-vs-post each 5-week intervention, and safety, measured as the frequency of adverse events (AEs). Clinical responder rates were also compared. The trial met its primary endpoints. InTandem was associated with a 2x larger increase in speed (Δ: 0.14 ± 0.03 m/s versus Δ: 0.06 ± 0.02 m/s, F(1,49) = 6.58, p = 0.013), 3x more responders (40% versus 13%, χ2(1) ≥ 6.47, p = 0.01), and similar safety (both groups experienced the same number of AEs). The auditory-motor intervention autonomously delivered by InTandem is safe and effective in improving walking in the chronic phase of stroke.
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