The effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Gait Training versus conventional therapy on mobility in severely disabled progressIve MultiplE sclerosis patients (RAGTIME): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

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Published in Trials on February 27, 2017

Authors

Sofia Straudi1, Fabio Manfredini2,3, Nicola Lamberti4, Paolo Zamboni5, Francesco Bernardi6, Giovanna Marchetti4, Paolo Pinton7, Massimo Bonora7, Paola Secchiero8, Veronica Tisato8, Stefano Volpato9, Nino Basaglia1

Author Affiliations

1: Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Department, Ferrara University Hospital, Via Aldo Moro 8, 44124, Ferrara, Italy.
2: Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Department, Ferrara University Hospital, Via Aldo Moro 8, 44124, Ferrara, Italy. fabio.manfredini@unife.it.
3: Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. fabio.manfredini@unife.it.
4: Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
5: Unit of Translational Surgery and Vascular Diseases Center, Ferrara University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy.
6: Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
7: Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
8: Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Anatomy and Histology, Laboratory for Technologies of Advanced Therapies (LTTA), University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
9: Center for Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

Associated clinical trials:

Comparison of Robot-Assisted Gait Training and Conventional Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis Patients | NCT03801473

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