Response to: Comment on “Assessing Effectiveness and Costs in Robot-Mediated Lower Limbs Rehabilitation: A Meta-Analysis and State of the Art”

Abstract EN

The authors have analysed the comments by Alberto Esquenazi [1] on their article “Assessing Effectiveness and Costs in Robot-Mediated Lower Limbs Rehabilitation: A Meta-Analysis and State of the Art” [2].

The authors believe that the investigated topic, and assessment studies on medical devices generally, is a debated theme since the scientific evidence is sparse and the attempts to collect information are challenging.

The need of the assessment for medical device is, however, crucial for supporting the decision-making process.

The literature in the field of robotics introduced in the clinical procedures to help clinicians to perform their tasks is missing these types of assessment studies.