Hybrid robot-assisted gait training for motor function in subacute stroke: a single-blind randomized controlled trial

Table 3 Within-group and between-group comparisons of gait performance in the RAGT and control groups at postintervention and 3-month follow-up

	RAGT			Control			P^b value	P^c value	Cohen’s d post	Cohen’s d 3-month
	Post (n = 8)	3-month follow-up (n = 15)	P^a value	Post (n = 8)	3-month follow-up (n = 16)	P^a value	P^b value	P^c value	Cohen’s d post	Cohen’s d 3-month
POMA_Gait	7.4 ± 2.1	8.4 ± 2.8	0.02*	7.1 ± 3.1	6.6 ± 3.2	0.11	0.44	0.06	0.11	0.60
3 m (s)	17.2 ± 11.9	12.9 ± 13.7	0.01*	14.8 ± 8.0	12.7 ± 8.4	0.02*	0.88	0.57	0.24	0.02
10 m (s)	52.2 ± 36.4	41.5 ± 46.3	0.04*	41.9 ± 22.5	37.9 ± 25.9	0.02*	0.72	0.74	0.34	0.10
TUG (s)	48.7 ± 32.6	35.3 ± 27.1	0.03*	39.4 ± 19.3	37.1 ± 22.8	0.02*	0.72	0.65	0.35	− 0.07

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
POMA_Gait: Tinetti Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment Gait; 3 m: 3-m walk test; 10 m: 10-m walk test; TUG: Timed Up and Go
*P < 0.05 by Mann–Whitney U Test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test for the within-group and between-group comparisons between two time points
^aWithin-group difference at 3-month follow-up
^bBetween-group difference postintervention
^cBetween-group difference at 3-month follow-up

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