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Table 3 A detailed overview of the characteristics of each study participant

From: Multicentric investigation on the safety, feasibility and usability of the ABLE lower-limb robotic exoskeleton for individuals with spinal cord injury: a framework towards the standardisation of clinical evaluations

Participant

Sex

Age range

Height ranges

Weight ranges

Days from injury at day of IC

Injury aetiology

NLI

AIS

LEMS screening

LEMS post-training

WISCI screening

WISCI post-training

SCIM mobility baseline

SCIM mobility follow-up

1

Male

61–70

176–180

96–100

22

NT

L3

B

20

21

1

6

17

19

2

Female

61–70

161–165

66–70

15

NT

T10

D

39

44

0

8

15

19

3

Female

61–70

166–170

56–60

36

NT

T11

A

0

0

0

0

16

17

4

Female

18–30

166–170

46–50

2184

T

T7

A

0

0

6

5

19

18

5

Female

31–45

171–175

56–60

670

NT

T12

B

7

7

13

13

21

21

6

Male

46–60

176–180

86–90

2941

T

T6

A

0

0

0

0

14

18

7

Female

31–45

161–165

86–90

6202

T

T9

A

0

0

0

0

14

13

8

Male

31–45

176–180

71–75

115

T

T12

A

0

0

6

6

15

17

9

Male

46–60

176–180

66–70

168

T

T10

A

0

0

0

3

15

17

10

Male

31–45

181–185

71–75

54

T

T10

A

0

0

1

4

17

19

11

Male

31–45

171–175

51–55

55

NT

T1

D

46

–

8

–

18

22

12

Male

46–60

176–180

76–80

104

NT

T7

D

46

–

4

–

18

20

13

Male

31–45

186–190

71–75

92

T

L3

B

21

21

9

9

18

23

14

Male

31–45

161–165

51–55

120

T

C5

B

0

0

3

3

13

12

15

Male

31–45

176–180

81–85

123

T

T5

A

0

0

1

3

14

15

16

Female

31–45

161–165

56–60

64

T

T11

D

24

27

5

9

18

21

17

Male

31–45

176–180

71–75

71

T

L3

B

18

28

9

12

18

24

18

Male

46–60

181–185

71–75

179

NT

T5

D

38

38

13

13

21

21

19

Male

31–45

176–180

76–80

79

NT

T7

D

40

46

13

16

16

31

20

Male

31–45

181–185

76–80

55

T

T11

A

0

0

3

3

18

19

21

Male

46–60

181–185

71–75

107

T

T6

C

19

22

3

6

16

19

22

Male

31–45

181–185

71–75

94

T

T7

B

0

0

3

5

18

19

23

Male

31–45

186–190

76–80

111

NT

L1

D

36

40

4

8

17

21

24

Female

31–45

161–165

76–80

185

NT

T11

B

0

1

1

1

15

16

  1. Ranges of age, height and weight are given to ensure anonymity of the study participants. The neurological level and the severity of the lesion are given together with the lower extremity motor scores, the dependency on walking aids, and the functional status before and after the training
  2. IC informed consent; NLI neurological level of injury; AIS American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale; T traumatic; NT non-traumatic; LEMS Lower Extremity Motor Score according to the International Standards for Neurological Classification of SCI (ISNCSCI) [12]; WISCI Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury, measured without the ABLE Exoskeleton; SCIM Spinal Cord Independence Measure