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Table 2 Mean values ± standard deviations of all participants

From: Strength training versus robot-assisted gait training after incomplete spinal cord injury: a randomized pilot study in patients depending on walking assistance

Outcome measure

Onset RAGT

End RAGT

Onset strength training

End strength training

Follow-upc

10MWT preferred (m/s)

0.62 ± 0.23

0.66 ± 0.29

0.58 ± 0.19

0.64 ± 0.23*

0.66 ± 0.26

10MWT maximal (m/s)

0.79 ± 0.31

0.80 ± 0.35

0.66 ± 022

0.80 ± 0.28*

0.78 ± 0.28

FET preferred (m/s)

0.52 ± 0.20

0.53 ± 0.20

0.50 ± 0.16

0.54 ± 0.21

0.53 ± 0.18

FET maximal (m/s)

0.62 ± 0.21

0.63 ± 0.23

0.60 ± 0.20

0.65 ± 0.22*

0.64 ± 0.22

FET vision (m/s)

0.49 ± 0.21

0.50 ± 0.21

0.48 ± 0.20

0.50 ± 0.20

0.43 ± 0.17

FET obstacle (m/s)

0.42 ± 0.19

0.41 ± 0.20

0.39 ± 0.19

0.43 ± 0.20*

0.40 ± 0.20

FET foam (m/s)

0.42 ± 0.19

0.42 ± 0.20

0.39 ± 0.18

0.45 ± 0.20*

0.41 ± 0.13

FET dual task (m/s)

0.45 ± 0.19

0.48 ± 0.18

0.44 ± 0.15

0.48 ± 0.18

0.43 ± 0.17

Gait symmetrya

0.91 ± 0.18

0.93 ± 0.13

0.93 ± 0.13

0.96 ± 0.09

0.92 ± 0.09

WISCI

14.1 ± 2.5

14.9 ± 3.1

14.4 ± 2.6

14.8 ± 2.9

15.5 ± 2.7

PCI (beats/m)

0.76 ± 0.40

0.88 ± 0.70

0.84 ± 0.74

0.65 ± 0.41

1.04 ± 1.14

Sway (cm)

2.09 ± 1.40

2.13 ± 1.98

2.48 ± 1.88

2.60 ± 2.19

2.66 ± 2.21

BBS

43.3 ± 14.7

44.4 ± 14.7

42.7 ± 14.0

45.4 ± 14.7*

42.9 ± 16.3

FES-I

26.6 ± 8.7

26.4 ± 9.2

25.6 ± 7.3

25.1 ± 5.5

23.8 ± 6.7

UEMSb

43.0 ± 2.5

43.4 ± 3.2

42.4 ± 2.1

43.4 ± 2.6

44.3 ± 1.9

LEMS

40.9 ± 7.5

41.6 ± 7.3

40.4 ± 6.6

41.4 ± 6.9*

41.0 ± 7.0

SCIM

88.4 ± 7.9

89.2 ± 7.6

87.9 ± 8.1

89.2 ± 7.9

88.9 ± 6.5

  1. Please note that data were pooled from group 1 and group 2, meaning that e.g. data from onset RAGT cannot directly be compared with data from onset strength training.
  2. *Denotes a significant (p ≤ 0.05) intra-intervention before-after difference as determined by a Paired-Samples T Test. an = 8 (n = 7 for follow up data). bn = 5 (n = 4 for follow up data). cOne participant did not attend follow-up measurements. Abbreviations: 10MWT 10 m Walk Test, FET Figure Eight Test, WISCI Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury, PCI Physiological Cost Index, BBS Berg Balance Scale, FES-I Falls Efficacy Scale – International Version, UEMS upper extremity motor score, LEMS lower extremity motor score, SCIM Spinal Cord Independence Measure.