Overground walking training with the i-Walker, a robotic servo-assistive device, enhances balance in patients with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the enrolled sample at baseline (T0)

Characteristics	i-Walker group (n = 21)	Control group (n = 21)	Comparison (p-value)
Age [years]	61.50 ± 10.97	64.09 ± 16.27	0.326
Side of paresis dx/sx	12/9	13/8	0.753
Gender m/f	16/5	12/9	0.190
Ischaemic/Haemorrhagic	18/3	14/7	0.147
MMSE	26.50 ± 3.32	25.68 ± 5.61	0.576
Time onset	69.20 ± 28.93	59.68 ± 36.03	0.147
Tinetti	15.00 ± 4.54	17.09 ± 6.62	0.221
FAC	2.10 ± 0.31	2.14 ± 0.49	0.720
CNS	8.10 ± 0.97	8.52 ± 1.84	0.130
Barthel Index	64.10 ± 19.17	67.82 ± 19.83	0.632
GDS	6.50 ± 3.98	6.27 ± 4.24	0.742

Mann-Whitney u-test was used to compare i-Walker Group and Control Group scale scores and χ ²-test to compare side, gender and type of stroke distributions
MMSE mini-mental state examination, FAC functional ambulation category, CNS Canadian neurological scale, GDS geriatric depression scale

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