Table 4.

Effects of the NEURO TRONIC SCKAFO compared with those of the E-MAG active SCKAFO on perceived effectiveness with standing and walking ability.

	T0 E-MAG active	T2 NEURO TRONIC	Delta T2–T0
	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)	p
Walking distance	4.0 (3.0–5.0)	5.0 (4.0–6.0)	0.0 (0.0–2.0)	0.066
Walking speed	3.0 (3.0–4.5)	4.0 (2.5–5.0)	0.0 (−1.0 to 1.5)	0.518
Walking stability	6.0 (4.5–7.0)	7.0 (5.0–7.0)	0.0 (−0.5 to 1.5)	0.496
Standing stability	6.0 (5.0–7.0)	7.0 (5.0–7.0)	0.0 (−0.5 to 1.0)	0.783
No. of falls	5.5 (5.0–6.5)	6.0 (6.0–7.0)	0.0 (−0.5 to 1.5)	0.395
Walking flat surfaces	6.0 (5.5–7.0)	6.0 (6.0–7.0)	0.0 (−0.5 to 1.0)	0.480
Walking irregular surfaces	4.0 (3.0–6.0)	6.0 (3.5–6.0)	1.0 (−0.5 to 2.0)	0.196
Walking a slope up	4.0 (2.5–5.0)	5.0 (3.0–6.0)	1.0 (−0.5 to 2.0)	0.160
Walking a slope down	3.0 (1.5–5.0)	4.0 (2.5–5.5)	0.0 (−0.5 to 1.5)	0.395
Taking steps up and down	5.0 (4.0–6.0)	6.0 (4.5–7.5)	0.5 (−0.3 to 1.0)	0.135
Concentrating on walking	4.0 (2.5–5.0)	3.0 (3.0–5.5)	0.0 (−1.0 to 1.5)	0.891
Pain in orthosis leg	6.0 (5.0–7.0)	6.0 (4.5–7.0)	0.0 (−0.5 to 0.0)	0.564
Pain in nonorthosis leg	6.0 (2.5–7.0)	6.0 (4.0–7.0)	0.0 (0.0–1.5)	0.129
Back pain	5.0 (3.0–7.0)	6.0 (4.5–7.0)	0.0 (1.0–2.5)	0.491
Walking effort	3.0 (2.0–5.0)	4.0 (3.0–6.0)	1.0 (0.5–1.5)	0.014a
Standing effort	5.0 (3.0–6.5)	4.0 (3.5–6.5)	0.0 (−0.5 to 1.0)	0.891
Overall effectivenessb	4.8 (0.6)	5.2 (0.8)	0.5 (0.6)	0.060

Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.

Data are expressed as median (IQR).

^aSignificant at p < 0.05.

^bReported as mean (SD). Scores range from 1 to 7 with 7 as most positive score.