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The aim of this systematic review is to assess the effect of RAGT on gait, balance and functional independence in CP children, in comparison to CT or TT. Methods: We have conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis. A search in PubMed Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, PEDro and SciELO has been conducted for articles published until October 2022. Controlled clinical trials (CCT), in which RAGT was compared to TT or CT and assessed gait speed, step and stride length, width step, walking distance, cadence, standing ability, walking, running and jumping ability, gross motor function and functional independence in children with CP, have been included. Methodological quality was assessed with the PEDro scale and the pooled effect was calculated with Cohen\u2019s Standardized Mean Difference (SMD) and its 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI). Results: A total of 15 CCTs have been included, providing data from 413 participants, with an averaged methodological quality of 5.73 \u00b1 1.1 points in PEDro. The main findings of this review are that RAGT shows better results than CT in the post-intervention assessment for gait speed (SMD 0.56; 95% CI 0.03 to 1.1), walking distance (SMD 2; 95% CI 0.36 to 3.65) and walking, running and jumping ability (SMD 0.63; 95% CI 0.12 to 1.14). Conclusions: This study shows that the effect of RAGT is superior to CT on gait speed, walking distance and walking, running and jumping ability in post-intervention, although no differences were found between RAGT and TT or CT for the remaining variables.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s22249910","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,16]],"date-time":"2022-12-16T04:30:00Z","timestamp":1671165000000},"page":"9910","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":35,"title":["Efficacy of Robot-Assisted Gait Therapy Compared to Conventional Therapy or Treadmill Training in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1876-1399","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Irene","family":"Cort\u00e9s-P\u00e9rez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almer\u00eda, Road Sacramento s\/n, 04120 Almer\u00eda, Spain"},{"name":"Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaen, Campus las Lagunillas, 23071 Ja\u00e9n, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Noelia","family":"Gonz\u00e1lez-Gonz\u00e1lez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"\u201cTorremar\u201d Physiotherapy Center, Street Dr. Fleming 39, 29740 Torre del Mar, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4822-5260","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana Bel\u00e9n","family":"Peinado-Rubia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"AFIXA Fibromyalgia Association, 23008 Ja\u00e9n, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5301-9475","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francisco Antonio","family":"Nieto-Escamez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Almer\u00eda, Road Sacramento s\/n, La Ca\u00f1ada, 04120 Almer\u00eda, Spain"},{"name":"Center for Neuropsychological Assessment and Neurorehabilitation (CERNEP), University of Almer\u00eda, Road Sacramento s\/n, La Ca\u00f1ada, 04120 Almer\u00eda, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8430-5500","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Esteban","family":"Obrero-Gait\u00e1n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaen, Campus las Lagunillas, 23071 Ja\u00e9n, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3160-7692","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"H\u00e9ctor","family":"Garc\u00eda-L\u00f3pez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almer\u00eda, Road Sacramento s\/n, 04120 Almer\u00eda, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"508","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1469-8749.2005.tb01183.x","article-title":"Definition and classification of cerebral palsy","volume":"47","author":"Carr","year":"2007","journal-title":"Dev. 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