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In this study, 17 children with spastic cerebral palsy, cerebellar ataxia, and chronic traumatic brain injury received RAGT sessions. The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), 6-min walk test (6 MWT), and 10-m walk test (10 MWT) were performed before and after intervention. The oxygen rate difference between resting and training was performed to evaluate the intensity of training in randomly selected sessions, while the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with assistive Technology 2.0 assessment was performed to evaluate its acceptability. A total of four of five items in the GMFM, gait speed on the 10 MWT, and total distance on the 6 MWT showed statistically significant improvement (p &lt; 0.05). The oxygen rate was significantly higher during the training versus resting state. Altogether, six out of eight domains showed satisfaction scores more than four out of five points. In conclusion, overground training using a joint-torque-assisting wearable exoskeletal robot showed improvement in gross motor and gait functions after the intervention, induced intensive gait training, and achieved high satisfaction scores in children with static brain injury.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s22103870","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,20]],"date-time":"2022-05-20T00:18:11Z","timestamp":1653005891000},"page":"3870","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Feasibility of Overground Gait Training Using a Joint-Torque-Assisting Wearable Exoskeletal Robot in Children with Static Brain Injury"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Juntaek","family":"Hong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department and Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jongweon","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang 10444, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1973-3365","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Taeyoung","family":"Choi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department and Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6377-4167","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wooin","family":"Choi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang 10444, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Taeyong","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department and Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1687-4362","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kyuwan","family":"Kwak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Neuromuscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Seongjun","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department and Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kyeongyeol","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Neuromuscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Daehyun","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department and Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"89","DOI":"10.1002\/mds.20266","article-title":"Prevalence of gait disorders in hospitalized neurological patients","volume":"20","author":"Stolze","year":"2005","journal-title":"Mov. 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