Table 4.

Mean exercise time on CWR tests at measurement timepoints (ITT, n=97)

Exercise time on CWR test, min	Pole Walking	% change	Traditional Walking	% change
Baseline	7.39±2.89	--	7.98±3.60	--
6-weeks	9.83±8.16	33	14.09±10.40	77
12-weeks	12.67±9.52	71	18.39±15.34	133
24-weeks	15.02±12.32	103	21.10±17.07	164

Repeated measures analysis of co-variance, age = covariate, F=4.47 P=.037 group effect (% change is from baseline)

Abbreviations: CWR, constant workrate treadmill test; ITT, intent to treat.