04 February 2026 : Clinical Research
Effects of Robot-Assisted Gait Therapy on Urodynamic Changes in the Subacute Phase After Spinal Cord Injury: A Prospective Study
Zbigniew Ziętek BCDEF 1, Justyna Frasuńska
ACDEF 2*, Bogumił Korczyński ABCDEG 3, Tomasz Szopiński CDEF 4,5, Beata Tarnacka ABCDEFG 6
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.950018
Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e950018
Table 5 Values of urodynamic parameters in S1 group with robot-assisted gait therapy in patients with different levels of SCI damage before and after rehabilitation.
| Cervical SCI (N=5)Change (final-initial)n*; median (1st Q, 3rd Q) | Lumbar SCI (N=6)Change (final-initial)n*; median (1st Q, 3rd Q) | Thoracic SCI (N=14)Change (final-initial)n*; median (1st Q, 3rd Q) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBC (ml) | 1; 104.00 (104.00, 104.00) | 4; −74.00 (−100.75, −49.25) | 8; 40.00 (−28.50, 133.75) |
| FD (ml) | 2; 66.50 (50.75, 82.25) | 5; −73.00 (−78.00, −36.00) | 8; 79.50 (1.50, 167.50) |
| ND (ml) | 2; 99.50 (70.75, 128.25) | 5; −65.00 (−69.00, −27.00) | 8; 84.00 (−27.75, 145.75) |
| SD (ml) | 1; 143.00 (143.00, 143.00) | 5; −69.00 (−75.00, 4.00) | 8; 52.50 (−20.50, 125.75) |
| Max flow rate (ml/s) | 0; - | 4; 1.25 (−5.25, 3.30) | 2; 0.30 (−3.90, 4.50) |
| Average flow rate (ml/s) | 0; - | 4; 1.70 (0.65, 2.93) | 2; −1.40 (−3.50, 0.70) |
| Voiding time (s) | 0; - | 4; −20.00 (−102.25, −14.75) | 2; 2.00 (−98.50, 102.50) |
| Max Pdet (cmHO) | 0; - | 4; 0.00 (−47.50, 50.25) | 3; −10.00 (−26.50, 32.00) |
| Flow time (s) | 0; - | 4; −15.50 (−27.75, −4.50) | 2; −5.00 (−11.00, 1.00) |
| VV (ml) | 0; - | 4; −6.00 (−41.00, 33.50) | 2; −31.00 (−62.00, 0.00) |
| PVR (ml) | 0; - | 0; − | 1; −100.00 (−100.00, −100.00) |
| Compliance (ml/cmHO) | 2; 2.60 (1.75, 3.45) | 4; 6.70 (−1.98, 20.42) | 9; −0.50 (−2.00, 0.20) |
| n; in case of missing data, number of patients with clinical information. Only patients with information at baseline and after 7 weeks of rehabilitation analyzed. American Spinal Cord Injury Impairment Scale: grades A, B, C and D (AIS-A, B, C or D); cystometric bladder capacity (CBC), first, normal and strong desire to void (FD, ND and SD), urinary flow (maximum and average flow rate), maximum detrusor pressure (Max Pdet), flow time, bladder voided volume (VV), post-void residual volume (PRV), the amount of fluid in the bladder to increase the bladder pressure by 1 cmHO (compliance). | |||