Table 2.
Statistical results primary outcome measures
| |
Post-hoc
comparison |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improvement in % of subjects (pre-post) | Pre mean (median) | Post mean (median) | Main effect of time p | Pre-mid p | Mid-post p | Pre-post p | Post-follow up p | |
| Walking speed (m/s) |
90 |
0.61 (0.64) |
0.67 (0.67) |
χ2(2) = 8.7 0.013* |
0.411 |
0.023 |
0.008* |
0.797 |
| Walking distance (m) |
100 |
184.4 (184) |
212.9 (216) |
χ2(2) = 12.8 0.002* |
0.022 |
0.012* |
0.005* |
0.507 |
| TUG1 (s) |
100 |
19.5 (14.5) |
16.1 (12.4) |
χ2(2) = 10.8 0.005* |
0.017* |
0.208 |
0.012* |
0.779 |
| WISCI-II |
30 |
13.5 (13) |
14.4 (14.5) |
χ2(2) = 6.5 0.039* |
0.046 |
0.317 |
0.083 |
0.157 |
| LEMS | 90 | 34.4 (34.5) | 37.8 (39) | χ2(2) = 6.9 0.032* | 0.210 | 0.258 | 0.017* | 0.365 |
*Significant difference.
1The TUG was assessed in eight of 10 participants. Participants 7 and 9 were unable to stand up from the chair independently during the entire study.