Table 4. Mean scores of patients’ spatio-temporal gait parameters.

Parameter (mean ± SD)	Baseline without stimulation	Baseline with surface electrical stimulation	Follow-up without stimulation	Follow-up with active ActiGait	Comparison of baseline without stimulation and with stimulation (n = 7)	Comparison of baseline without stimulation and follow-up with ActiGait (n = 7)
Comfortable walking speed (m/s)	0.67 ± 0.34	0.66 ± 0.29	0.58 ± 0.29	0.69 ± 0.28	p = 0.498	p = 0.463
Single support of the affected leg (s)	0.40 ± 0.08	0.45 ± 0.10	0.38 ± 0.06	0.40 ± 0.08	p = 0.046	p = 0.497
Single support of the contralateral leg (s)	0.59 ± 0.16	0.59 ± 0.14	0.58 ± 0.11	0.55 ± 0.09	p = 0.018	p = 0.128
Double support (s)	0.66 ± 0.56	0.65 ± 0.51	0.76 ± 0.42	0.59 ± 0.28	p = 0.397	p = 0.398
Step time of the affected leg (s)	0.92 ± 0.32	0.88 ± 0.23	0.93 ± 0.23	0.84 ± 0.19	p = 0.141	p = 0.204
Step time of the contralateral leg (s)	0.76 ± 0.46	0.81 ± 0.51	0.80 ± 0.34	0.68 ± 0.24	p = 0.735	p = 0.345
Step length of the contralateral leg (m)	0.46 ± 0.10	0.48 ± 0.07	0.41 ± 0.13	0.45 ± 0.09	p = 0.207	p = 0.671
Limp index	0.85 ± 0.08	0.86 ± 0.05	0.84 ± 0.07	0.88 ± 0.08	p = 0.552	p = 0.127

Within the time-space parameters “single support” means the time during the gait cycle the whole body weight relies on one leg only, while “double support” is the time both feet have ground contact. “Step time” describes the time needed to move one foot forward, while “step length” describes the covered distance while taking one step. The limp index is a measure of gait (a)symmetry with “1” indicating a perfectly symmetric gait.