Table 4 Changes in gait quality measures over time points and relative to before training
From: Soft robotic exosuit augmented high intensity gait training on stroke survivors: a pilot study
Clinical outcomes | Mean absolute score (mean ± SD) | Mean relative score (mean ± SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre | Mid | Post | Mid–Pre | Post–Pre | |
Spatiotemporal characteristics | |||||
 Step time US, s | 0.54 ± 0.02 | 0.50 ± 0.08 | 0.48 ± 0.06 | − 0.04 ± \(0.07\) | − 0.06 ± 0.05 |
 Step time AS, s | 0.73 ± 0.11 | 0.70 ± 0.04 | 0.70 ± 0.02 | − 0.03 ± 0.09 | − 0.04 ± 0.11 |
 Step length US, m | 58.4 ± 7.9 | 61.1 ± 12.3 | 63.9 ± 7.8 | 2.6 ± 6.3 | 5.4 ± 5.8 |
 Step length AS, m | 65.7 ± 9.5 | 68.3 ± 13.7 | 71.8 ± 8.1 | 2.6 ± 8.0 | 6.2 ± 5.0 |
Joint range of motion | |||||
 Hip Flex/Ex US, ° | 49.70 ± 2.73 | 54.77 ± 3.83 | 54.70 ± 3.98 | 5.06 ± 2.86 | 5.00 ± 3.07 |
 Hip Flex/Ex AS, ° | 37.19 ± 8.91 | 43.53 ± 7.98 | 46.16 ± 6.94 | 6.33 ± 5.08 | 8.97 ± 3.61 |
 Knee Flex/Ex US, ° | 64.09 ± 7.46 | 64.76 ± 6.00 | 63.73 ± 8.37 | 0.66 ± 3.18 | − 0.36 ± 2.62 |
 Knee Flex/Ex AS, ° | 39.85 ± 22.18 | 41.44 ± 19.31 | 47.09 ± 18.21 | 1.60 ± 6.19 | 7.25 ± 7.08 |
 Ankle Dorsi/Plantar US, ° | 35.27 ± 6.30 | 37.37 ± 3.04 | 37.64 ± 4.24 | 2.10 ± 7.24 | 2.37 ± 3.99 |
 Ankle Dorsi/Plantar AS, ° | 31.77 ± 14.50 | 31.31 ± 9.98 | 34.46 ± 10.62 | − 0.46 ± 6.81 | 2.69 ± 7.45 |
 Hip Flex/Ex US, ° | 49.70 ± 2.73 | 54.77 ± 3.83 | 54.70 ± 3.98 | 5.06 ± 2.86 | 5.00 ± 3.07 |
Ankle kinematics | |||||
 Ankle angular velocity US, °/s | 65.63 ± 6.18 | 70.06 ± 4.82 | 68.25 ± 7.91 | 13.43 ± 3.81 | 11.63 ± 5.72 |
 Ankle angular velocity AS, °/s | 53.93 ± 19.58 | 61.57 ± 20.47 | 65.68 ± 19.14 | 7.64 ± 12.04 | 11.75 ± 5.18 |