Table 5.
Walking speed related outcomes (Follow-up-speed and ΔSpeedfu; m/s) of studies which examined the retention of walking speed at least 1 month after the cessation of the intervention.a
| Study | Group | Months Since Posttest |
Follow-Up Sample Size |
Mean Follow-Up Speed (SD) |
Mean Δ Speedfu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuys et al, 201123 | ExG | 3 | 12 | 0.72 (0.35) | 0.09 |
| CG | 3 | 12 | 0.66 (0.41) | −0.02 | |
| Duncan et al, 201126 | ExG | 9 | 139 | 0.60 (NA) | −0.02 |
| ExG | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| CG | 9 | 126 | 0.64 (NA) | 0.02 | |
| Ada et al, 200316 | ExG | 3 | 13 | 0.83 (0.26) | 0.08 |
| CG | 3 | 13 | 0.64 (0.29) | 0.08 | |
| Nilsson et al, 200119 | ExG | 10 | 28 | 0.70 (0.3) | 0.10 |
| CG | 10 | 32 | 0.80 (0.4) | 0.20 |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; ExG, experimental group; CG, control group; NA, not available.
a
Rows in boldface denote studies that used body weight support treadmill training (n = 2).