Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients.
| # | Sex | Age | Group | Time since stroke, months | Etiology | Side of paralysis | Assistive device | FAC | Barthel index | MoCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | m | 52 | 1 | 108 | ischemia | L | walking cane | 4 | 100 | 22 |
| 2 | m | 65 | 1 | 81 | ischemia | L | walking cane | 4 | 100 | 21 |
| 3 | m | 61 | 1 | 69 | hemorrhage | R | walking cane | 5 | 100 | 21 |
| 4 | f | 61 | 1 | 95 | ischemia | R | wheelchair | 2 | 70 | 22 |
| 5 | m | 73 | 1 | 81 | ischemia | L | walking cane | 3 | 90 | 16 |
| 6 | f | 70 | 2 | 355 | ischemia | R | none | 4 | 100 | 17 |
| 7 | m | 62 | 2 | 10 | ischemia | L | walking cane | 4 | 100 | 18 |
| 8 | f | 57 | 1 | 30 | hemorrhage | R | wheeled walker | 4 | 100 | 28 |
| 9 | m | 72 | 2 | 32 | ischemia | L | walking cane | 4 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | m | 71 | 1 | 45 | ischemia | L | wheelchair | 2 | 85 | 21 |
| 11 | m | 60 | 2 | 115 | ischemia | L | wheelchair | 4 | 80 | 23 |
| 12 | m | 69 | 2 | 204 | ischemia | R | FES∗ | 5 | 100 | 23 |
| 13 | m | 71 | 1 | 24 | hemorrhage | R | walking cane | 5 | 100 | 26 |
| 14 | m | 57 | 2 | 26 | hemorrhage | R | none | 5 | 100 | 23 |
| 15 | m | 58 | 2 | 120 | ischemia | L | none | 5 | 95 | 28 |
| 16 | f | 74 | 2 | 27 | ischemia | L | none | 4 | 85 | 21 |
| 17 | f | 58 | 1 | 29 | ischemia | L | none | 4 | 80 | 26 |
| 18 | m | 75 | 2 | 30 | ischemia | R | wheelchair | 0 | 45 | 20 |
f = female, m = male, L = left, R = right, FAC = functional ambulation categories. Patient #17 was a drop-out because of massive fatigue after each training session. Group 1 = HAL-CPT, Group 2 = CPT-HAL; ∗FES = functional electrical stimulation for drop foot (ActiGate®).