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Table 3 Statistical results secondary outcome measures

From: The effect of impedance-controlled robotic gait training on walking ability and quality in individuals with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury: an explorative study

  

Increase in % of subjects (pre-post)

Pre mean(median)

Post mean(median)

Pre-postp

Walking speed (m/s)

 

89

0.49 (0.57)

0.56 (0.64)

0.015*

Cycle time (s)

 

11

2.24 (1.79)

2.04 (1.58)

0.032*

Step symmetry index (%)

 

22

8.46 (6.92)

4.38 (3.28)

0.021*

Step width (m)

 

33

0.11 (0.11)

0.10 (0.11)

0.114

Step length (m)

Strong and weak

89

0.44 (0.44)

0.47 (0.44)

0.017*

Strong

78

0.46 (0.46)

0.48 (0.47)

0.027*

Weak

100

0.42 (0.42)

0.46 (0.44)

0.007*

Rel. stance phase duration (%)

Strong and weak

11

74.5 (70.6)

72.3 (68.8)

0.011*

Strong

11

74.6 (71.2)

73.0 (69.6)

0.028*

Weak

0

74.4 (70.6)

71.5 (68.4)

0.008*

Maximum knee flexion (swing) (deg)

Strong and weak

56

48.6 (49.1)

48.4 (48.9)

0.859

Strong

56

49.3 (48.5)

50.7 (51.2)

0.314

Weak

33

47.8 (52.2)

46.0 (47.9)

0.374

Knee ROM (initial and mid stance) (deg)

Strong and weak

67

22.5 (21.0)

23.5 (23.2)

0.441

Strong

78

23.6 (26.8)

26.0 (22.8)

0.110

Weak

67

21.5 (19.2)

21.8 (14.8)

0.953

Hip ROM (deg)

Strong and weak

100

36.7 (34.9)

38,8 (38.9)

0.008*

Strong

67

37.0 (38.2)

39.0 (37.5)

0.051

 

Weak

89

36.4 (34.5)

38.7 (40.3)

0.011*

  1. *Significant difference.