Table 2.

Data at the onset of the study for: Berg Balance Scale (BBS) score, number of patients that could not complete the Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction for Balance (CTSIB: condition 1: eyes open and firm surface; condition 2: eyes closed and firm surface; condition 3: eyes open, visual conflict and firm surface; condition 4: eyes open and unstable surface; condition 5: eyes closed and unstable surface; condition 6: eyes open, visual conflict and unstable surface), Timed “Up & Go” Test (TUGT), and number of falls/patient in the preceding year in Intervention Group and Control

	Intervention (n = 30)	Control (n = 30)	p value
BBS, score	48.80 ± 4.10	48.13 ± 5.36	0.900*
CTSIB condition 1, n (%)	0 (0.0)	1 (3.3)	1.000**
CTSIB condition 2, n (%)	2 (6.7)	1 (3.3)	1.000**
CTSIB condition 3, n (%)	2 (6.7)	2 (6.7)	1.000**
CTSIB condition 4, n (%)	4 (13.3)	4 (13.3)	1.000**
CTSIB condition 5, n (%)	15 (50.0)	12 (40.0)	0.604**
CTSIB condition 6, n (%)	12 (40.0)	9 (30.0)	0.589**
TUGT, seconds	14.31 ± 4.03	13.86 ± 3.43	0.610*
Falls/patient preceding year, n	1.20 ± 1.88	0.87 ± 0.86	0.745*

Data expressed in means ± SD or percentage.

*Mann-Whitney test

**Fisher’s exact test