Table 2 Walking speed and corticomotor excitability
From: Cortical priming strategies for gait training after stroke: a controlled, stratified trial
Primary outcome |  | Group | Pre | Post | 3 M | ∆ Pre to Post | ∆ Pre to 3 M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Comfortable walking speed (m/s) |  | Control (n = 19) | 0.77 (0.23) | 0.84 (0.22) | 0.86 (0.24) | 0.07 (0.11) | 0.08 (0.12) |
|  | AMT (n = 20) | 0.74 (0.20) | 0.81 (0.21) | 0.77 (0.23) | 0.08 (0.11) | 0.03 (0.11) | |
|  | tDCS (n = 21) | 0.70 (0.20) | 0.77 (0.21) | 0.76 (0.26) | 0.07 (0.11) | 0.06 (0.12) | |
|  | tDCS+AMT (n = 20) | 0.83 (0.21) | 0.93 (0.23) | 0.86 (0.23) | 0.10 (0.14) | 0.04 (0.14) | |
Secondary outcomes | Limb | Group | Pre | Post | 3 M | ∆ Pre to Post | ∆ Pre to 3 M |
Maximal walking speed (m/s) |  | Control (n = 19) | 1.01 (0.33) | 1.13 (0.34) | 1.10 (0.36) | 0.13 (0.15) | 0.08 (0.14) |
|  | AMT (n = 20) | 0.95 (0.25) | 1.12 (0.30) | 1.07 (0.28) | 0.17 (0.15) | 0.12 (0.12) | |
|  | tDCS (n = 21) | 0.88 (0.32) | 0.95 (0.33) | 0.94 (0.37) | 0.08 (0.09) | 0.07 (0.12) | |
|  | tDCS+AMT (n = 20) | 1.10 (0.25) | 1.21 (0.30) | 1.13 (0.31) | 0.11 (0.13) | 0.04 (0.16) | |
Active motor threshold (%MSO) | Paretic | Control (n = 20) | 53.1 (10.6) | 54.8 (10.0) | 52.8 (8.4) | 1.7 (3.9) | −0.3 (5.6) |
AMT (n = 20) | 56.0 (11.9) | 58.4 (11.6) | 57.1 (9.9) | 2.4 (3.8) | 1.1 (7.7) | ||
tDCS (n = 21) | 55.0 (7.6) | 55.7 (7.0) | 56.9 (7.5) | 0.7 (5.9) | 1.8 (7.0) | ||
tDCS+AMT (n = 20) | 50.9 (10.9) | 52.2 (12.4) | 49.9 (12.3) | 1.4 (4.8) | −0.9 (5.7) | ||
Non-Paretic | Control (n = 20) | 46.7 (12.2) | 45.2 (9.9) | 45.1 (9.1) | −1.5 (4.7) | −1.5 (6.4) | |
AMT (n = 20) | 46.3 (9.3) | 45.4 (9.2) | 45.6 (10.0) | −0.9 (4.7) | − 0.7 (6.2) | ||
tDCS (n = 21) | 43.2 (8.6) | 44.0 (8.2) | 44.2 (8.7) | 0.8 (4.2) | 1.1 (5.7) | ||
tDCS+AMT (n = 20) | 50.9 (10.9) | 52.2 (12.4) | 49.9 (12.3) | 1.4 (4.8) | −0.9 (5.7) | ||
Slope (mV*ms/%threshold) | Paretic | Control (n = 20) | 0.07 (0.08) | 0.09 (0.08) | 0.06 (0.07) | 0.02 (0.06) | −0.01 (0.04) |
AMT (n = 20) | 0.07 (0.08) | 0.04 (0.10) | 0.10 (0.10) | −0.02 (0.11) | 0.03 (0.11) | ||
tDCS (n = 21) | 0.14 (0.25) | 0.10 (0.15) | 0.11 (0.12) | −0.04 (0.16) | −0.03 (0.19) | ||
tDCS+AMT (n = 20) | 0.07 (0.10) | 0.13 (0.26) | 0.11 (0.23) | 0.07 (0.23) | 0.05 (0.17) | ||
Non-Paretic | Control (n = 20) | 0.11 (0.10) | 0.13 (0.09) | 0.10 (0.08) | 0.02 (0.11) | −0.01 (0.13) | |
AMT (n = 20) | 0.13 (0.18) | 0.09 (0.06) | 0.13 (0.15) | −0.04 (0.07) | 0.01 (0.16) | ||
tDCS (n = 21) | 0.09 (0.04) | 0.11 (0.07) | 0.14 (0.07) | 0.03 (0.06) | 0.05 (0.08) | ||
tDCS+AMT (n = 20) | 0.07 (0.10) | 0.13 (0.26) | 0.11 (0.23) | 0.07 (0.23) | 0.05 (0.17) |