Changes in leg cycling muscle synergies after training augmented by functional electrical stimulation in subacute stroke survivors: a pilot study

Table 2 Longitudinal changes in terms of clinical scales and gait parameters

	T1	T2	P-value †
Motricity Index of affected leg [0–100]	75 [8]	91 [17]	0.031*
Trunk Control Test [0–100]	74 [39]	100 [11]	0.031*
Berg Balance Scale [0–56]	29 [30]	42 [13]	0.004*
Functional Independence Measure Motor subscale [13–91]	46 [22]	65 [21]	0.016*
Gait speed (cm/s)	77.0 [48.0]	100.0 [32.0]	0.027*
Step length of affected leg (cm)	49.4 [21.9]	53.2 [18.8]	0.129
Step length of unaffected leg (cm)	49.0 [12.7]	55.5 [14.1]	0.027*
Step time of affected leg (s)	0.70 [0.19]	0.58 [0.05]	0.039*
Step time of unaffected leg (s)	0.65 [0.21]	0.57 [0.08]	0.039*
Double support time of affected leg (s)	0.50 [0.31]	0.37 [0.11]	0.027*
Double support time of unaffected leg (s)	0.49 [0.32]	0.38 [0.11]	0.043*
Swing velocity of affected leg (cm/s)	237.45 [131.76]	284.43 [98.68]	0.039*
Swing velocity of unaffected leg (cm/s)	235.63 [95.60]	291.53 [82.60]	0.027*

Values are presented as median [IQR]; T1 Pre-treatment, T2 Post-treatment. † Wilcoxon signed rank Test. * p-values < 0.05

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