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Table 4 Within-group comparisons of spatiotemporal characteristics during fast velocity (FV) walking trials: Pre = baseline; Mid = mid-training test; Post = post-training test; Follow = follow-up test

From: Effects of a wearable exoskeleton stride management assist system (SMA®) on spatiotemporal gait characteristics in individuals after stroke: a randomized controlled trial

Gait parameter

Mid Vs. Pre

Post Vs. Pre

Follow Vs. Pre

Post Vs. Mid

Follow Vs. Mid

Follow Vs. post

FV velocity - FTST

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

FV velocity - SMA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

FV Cadence - FTST

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

FV Cadence - SMA

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

FV Step Time- Impaired - FTST

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

FV Step Time- Impaired- SMA

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

FV Step Time - Non Impaired- FTST

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

FV Step Time - Non Impaired- SMA

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

FV Step Length - Impaired- FTST

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

FV Step Length - Impaired- SMA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

FV Step Length - Non impaired- FTST

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

FV Step Length - Non impaired- SMA

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

FV Stride Length - Impaired - FTST

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

FV Stride Length - Impaired- SMA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

FV Stride Length - Non Impaired- FTST

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

FV Stride Length - Non Impaired- SMA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

FV Swing time - Impaired- FTST

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

FV Swing time - Impaired- SMA

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

FV Swing time - Non Impaired-FTST

No

No

No

No

No

No

FV Swing time - Non Impaired-SMA

No

No

No

No

No

No

FV Stance Time - Impaired- FTST

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

FV Stance Time - Impaired- SMA

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

FV Stance Time - Non Impaired- FTST

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

FV Stance Time - Non Impaired-SMA

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

FV Double Supp. Time - Impaired- FTST

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

FV Double Supp. Time - Impaired- SMA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

FV Double Supp. Time - Non Impaired-FTST

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

FV Double Supp. Time - Non Impaired-SMA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

FV Spatial Asymmetry -FTST

No

No

No

No

No

No

FV Spatial Asymmetry -SMA

No

No

No

No

No

No

FV Temporal Asymmetry- FTST

No

No

No

No

No

No

FV Temporal Asymmetry- SMA

No

Yes

No

No

No

No