Soft robotic exosuit augmented high intensity gait training on stroke survivors: a pilot study

Table 3 Model results and post-hoc tests of percent changes in clinical outcomes relative to before training

	Linear mixed effect model		Post hoc test (mean ± SD)
	Slope [95% CI]	\(p\)-value	Mid–Pre	Post–Pre
Self-selected walking speed, 10MWT-SSV	11.35 [1.12, 21.58]	< 0.05	16.85 ± 28.63	22.70 ± 11.59*
Fast walking speed, 10MWT-FV	9.20 [− 1.10, 19.51]	0.07	9.59 ± 22.05	18.41 ± 24.20
Walking endurance, 6MWT	9.75 [4.33, 15.18]	< 0.01	10.05 ± 7.16	19.51 ± 13.15**
Functional gait assessment, FGA	14.00 [5.42, 22.58]	< 0.01	2.21 ± 15.02	28.01 ± 17.86**
Timed-Up-and-Go, TUG	− 9.06 [− 12.57, − 5.55]	< 0.01	− 12.29 ± 4.65	− 18.12 ± 8.01**
LE-Motor-FM	4.06 [0.53, 7.60]	< 0.05	3.10 ± 5.96	8.13 ± 6.56*
2-min overground walking	8.22 [2.80, 13.63]	< 0.01	11.32 ± 8.64	16.43 ± 12.65**
2-min treadmill walking	16.82 [8.02, 25.63]	< 0.01	25.48 ± 12.58**	33.65 ± 19.22**

10MWT-SSV: 10-Meter Walk Test for self-selected velocity; 10MWT-FV: 10-Meter Walk Test for fastest walking velocity; 6MWT: 6-min walk test; FGA: Functional Gait Assessment; TUG: Timed-Up-and-Go Test; LE-Motor-FM: lower extremity subscale of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment; CI: confidence interval; Pre: before training; Mid: after 9 training sessions; Post: after 18 training sessions; SD: standard deviation
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01

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