Table 3.
Self-selected, fast walking speeds, and 6-minute walking distance, GMFM scores, Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), and the Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument (PODCI) after robotic resistance and assistance treadmill training.
| Robotic resistance training | Robotic assistance training | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | FU | p | Pre | Post | FU | p | |
| FV (m/s) | 0.98 ± 0.39 | 1.13 ± 0.38 | 1.09 ± 0.35 | 0.01* | 0.84 ± 0.34 | 0.84 ± 0.37 | 0.77 ± 0.36 | 0.19 |
| SSV (m/s) | 0.63 ± 0.30 | 0.72 ± 0.24 | 0.71 ± 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.54 ± 0.22 | 0.52 ± 0.18 | 0.50 ± 0.19 | 0.61 |
| 6minWT(m) | 272.7 ± 113.0 | 336.3 ± 104.9 | 353.9 ± 125.8 | 0.001* | 216.3 ± 116.8 | 230.1 ± 119.2 | 224.7 ± 118.7 | 0.63 |
| GMFM | ||||||||
| Total score | 63.7±8.7 | 63.4±8.2 | 64.9±9.4 | 0.02* | 60.0±9.2 | 59.8±9.6 | 60.3±9.4 | 0.69 |
| Dimensi on D | 25.1±8.6 | 26.0±6.9 | 27.3±7.1 | 0.18 | 21.7±11. 3 | 21.8±11. 7 | 20.8±11. 4 | 0.62 |
| Dimensi on E | 31.4±19. 5 | 30.5±19. 2 | 32.5±19. 8 | 0.11 | 29.2±18. 5 | 28.3±17. 7 | 28.8±19. 5 | 0.35 |
| MAS | 0.65±0.5 7 | 0.83±0.6 6 | 0.63±0.3 9 | 0.97 | 0.85±0.6 7 | 0.68±0.5 6 | 0.87±0.5 5 | 0.20 |
| PODCI (self) | 23.0±17. 2 | 23.0±18. 0 | 24.5±12. 2 | 0.84 | 23.0±23. 6 | 19.5±12. 1 | 24.0±16. 0 | 0.74 |
| PODCI (parent) | 7.5±16.2 | 19.1±15. 5 | 19.0±16. 8 | 0.002* | 7.9±22.8 | 9.8±16.4 | 3.9±24.5 | 0.83 |
*
indicates significant difference (ANOVAs and Friedman tests were used for within group comparison).
Abbreviations: FU, Follow Up; FV, Fast Velocity; SSV, Self-Selected Velocity; 6minWT, 6-minute Walking Test.