Table 2.
Analysis results for the gait characteristics during the 6-min walk test.
| Before | During | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sham | tDCS | p | Sham | tDCS | p | |
| Distance (m) | 366.3 ± 90.2 | 375.0 ± 77.8 | 0.07 | 298.0 ± 133.1 | 285.7 ± 131.0* | 0.02 |
| Velocity (m/s) | 1.01 ± 0.23 | 1.03 ± 0.21* | 0.04 | 0.80 ± 0.37 | 0.78 ± 0.37 | 0.06 |
| Cadence (str/min) | 110.5 ± 9.4 | 111.6 ± 8.0 | 0.25 | 92.6 ± 16.4 | 91.8 ± 5.7 | 0.38 |
| Stride Length (m) | ||||||
| More-affected | 1.09 ± 0.19 | 1.11 ± 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.98 ± 0.34 | 0.97 ± 0.35 | 0.09 |
| Less-affected | 1.08 ± 0.18 | 1.09 ± 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.98 ± 0.35 | 0.96 ± 0.36 | 0.08 |
Data are mean ± SD. Note: results are after controlling for Fatigue Severity Scale score and Bonferroni correction. Str, strides. *Indicates significant difference between sham and tDCS.