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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of Lokomat training, in addition to conventional rehabilitation, on the motor function and quality of life of children with ataxic-spastic CP (ASCP). Ten children with ASCP who attended the Robotic Rehabilitation OutClinic of the IRCCS Centro Neurolesi \u201cBonino Pulejo\u201d, from April to June 2019, were enrolled in this study. They received twenty-four robotic rehabilitation sessions, twice a week for three months, each session lasting about 45 min. They were also provided with conventional physical and occupational therapy. After the innovative training, we found significant changes in the children\u2019s outcomes, i.e., in GMFM (p &lt; 0.001), with significant improvements in sitting (p &lt; 0.03) and walking (p &lt; 0.03). Moreover, the quality of life of the young patients, evaluated by their parents, significantly improved (p &lt; 0.005). The use of robotic systems could be considered to be an effective complementary treatment to improve gait, as well as quality of life, in children with CP.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medsci10040059","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,13]],"date-time":"2022-10-13T22:21:11Z","timestamp":1665699671000},"page":"59","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Improvement of Gait after Robotic-Assisted Training in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Are We Heading in the Right Direction?"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Rosaria","family":"De Luca","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"IRCCS Centro Neurolesi \u201cBonino Pulejo\u201d, 98124 Messina, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3284-9741","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mirjam","family":"Bonanno","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IRCCS Centro Neurolesi \u201cBonino Pulejo\u201d, 98124 Messina, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9643-349X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carmela","family":"Settimo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IRCCS Centro Neurolesi \u201cBonino Pulejo\u201d, 98124 Messina, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rosalia","family":"Muratore","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IRCCS Centro Neurolesi \u201cBonino Pulejo\u201d, 98124 Messina, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rocco Salvatore","family":"Calabr\u00f2","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IRCCS Centro Neurolesi \u201cBonino Pulejo\u201d, 98124 Messina, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"8","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1469-8749.2007.tb12610.x","article-title":"A report: The definition and classification of cerebral palsy April 2006","volume":"49","author":"Rosenbaum","year":"2007","journal-title":"Dev. 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