Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the data collected (mean (SD)) before (T1) and after (T2) the intervention, for both the experimental and the control group. MDC = Minimal Detectable Change.
| Parameter | Experimental Group | Control Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | MDC | Statistics | T1 | T2 | MDC | Statistics | |
| TUG (s) | 42.28 (34.3) | 18.98 (7.3) | 16.24 | Wilcoxon W = 300, p < 0.001 | 42.53 (20.1) | 23.05 (9.87) | 11.37 | Wilcoxon W = 276, p < 0.001 |
| Imagined TUG (s) | 22.20(14.6) | 14.82(6.74) | 7.13 | Wilcoxon W = 262, p < 0.001 | 26.84(12.56) | 16.62 (8.74) | 7.11 | Wilcoxon W = 290, p < 0.001 |
| MIQI TUG | 0.57 (0.32) | 0.27 (0.29) | 0.18 | Wilcoxon W = 281, p < 0.001 | 0.44 (0.27) | 0.4 (0.21) | 0.25 | Student’s t(23)=0.84, p = 0.41 |
| HWT (s) | 11.00 (6.85) | 9.84 (6.74) | 3.88 | Student’s t(23)=1.4, p = 0.16 | 11.87 (6.94) | 10.27 (6.99) | 3.93 | Student’s t(23)=1.9, p = 0.07 |
| Imagined HWT (s) | 10.44 (7.97) | 9.93 (7.4) | 4.51 | Wilcoxon W = 160, p = 0.79 | 12.39 (6.23) | 11.60 (7.44) | 3.52 | Wilcoxon W = 198, p = 0.18 |
| MIQI HWT | −0.09 (0.3) | −0.006 (0.2) | 0.17 | Student’s t(23)=1.9, p = 0.07 | −0.007 (0.3) | 0.07 (0.2) | 0.17 | Student’s t(23)=1.9, p = 0.06 |
| VAS (Affected Leg) | 4.65 (2.96) | 1.71 (1.73) | 1.67 | Wilcoxon W = 269, p < 0.001 | 2.74 (2.1) | 2.23 (2.06) | 1.19 | Wilcoxon W = 176, p = 0.04 |
| VAS (Non-Affected Leg) | 0.17 (0.52) | 0.03 (0.09) | 0.29 | Student’s t(23)=1.3, p = 0.20 | 0.02 (0.08) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.05 | Student’s t(23)=1.2, p = 0.23 |
| Active ROM (Affected Leg) (°) | 17.11 (8.55) | 27.44 (12.25) | 4.84 | Student’s t(17) = 6.4, p < 0.001 | 19.69 (9.65) | 24.62 (8.72) | 5.46 | Student’s t(17) = 4.2, p < 0.001 |
| Active ROM (Non Affected Leg) (°) | 35.94 (7.87) | 40.29 (9.08) | 4.45 | Student’s t(17) = 2.5, p = 0.02 | 38.58 (10.45) | 44.10 (8.10) | 5.91 | Student’s t(17) = 3.5, p = 0.003 |
| Double Support Phase (%) | 26.39 (18.37) | 16.81 (4.54) | 10.39 | Wilcoxon W = 25, p = 0.01 | 25.13 (12.07) | 26.88 (15.61) | 6.83 | Wilcoxon W = 43, p = 0.12 |
| Stance Phase (Non-Affected Leg, %) | 70.76 (6.39) | 67.14 (4.36) | 3.62 | Student’s t(17) = 2.8, p = 0.01 | 72.47 (5.60) | 68.50 (5.08) | 3.17 | Student’s t(17) = 5.6, p < 0.001 |
| Swing Phase (Non-Affected Leg, %) | 28.13 (4.67) | 32.92 (4.37) | 2.64 | Student’s t(17) = 9.2, p < 0.001 | 27.54 (5.60) | 31.50 (5.08) | 3.17 | Student’s t(17) = 5.6, p < 0.001 |
| Stance Phase (Affected Leg, %) | 65.29 (3.02) | 62.93 (3.83) | 1.71 | Student’s t(17) = 3.2, p = 0.006 | 66.33 (4.90) | 64.68 (4.36) | 2.77 | Student’s t(17) = 3.7, p = 0.002 |
| Swing Phase (Affected Leg, %) | 34.67 (3.01) | 36.14 (2.82) | 1.70 | Student’s t(17) = 2, p = 0.04 | 33.52 (4.82) | 35.33 (4.36) | 2.73 | Student’s t(17) = 4.1, p < 0.001 |
| Stride Lenght (Non-Affected Leg, m) | 0.30 (0.11) | 0.39 (0.10) | 0.06 | Student’s t(17) = 4.8, p < 0.001 | 0.29 (0.14) | 0.38 (0.11) | 0.08 | Student’s t(17) = 3.8, p = 0.002 |
| Stride Lenght (Affected Leg, m) | 0.35 (0.07) | 0.41 (0.07) | 0.04 | Student’s t(17) = 4.4, p < 0.001 | 0.36 (0.09) | 0.39 (0.11) | 0.05 | Student’s t(17) = 2.2, p = 0.04 |
| Gait Cadence (steps/min) | 62.43 (12.07) | 72.91 (12.03) | 6.83 | Student’s t(17) = 5.9, p < 0.001 | 64.21 (16.17) | 74.79 (16.88) | 9.15 | Student’s t(17) = 4.4, p < 0.001 |
| Gait Speed (m/s) | 0.36 (0.12) | 0.49 (0.14) | 0.07 | Student’s t(17) = 5.8, p < 0.001 | 0.37 (0.16) | 0.51 (0.10) | 0.09 | Student’s t(17) = 5.9, p < 0.001 |
| FIM | 97.79 (8.07) | 120.38 (9.19) | 4.57 | Student’s t(23) = 11.9, p < 0.001 | 96.79 (10.47) | 122.79 (2.47) | 5.92 | Student’s t(23) = 12.9, p < 0.001 |
| Barthel Index | 70.13 (11.73) | 98.33 (2.68) | 6.64 | Student’s t(23) = 12.2, p < 0.001 | 68.87 (14.03) | 98.92 (2.43) | 7.94 | Student’s t(23)=11.4, p < 0.001 |
| ROM | 86.46 (12.22) | 107.92 (5.29) | 6.91 | Student’s t(23) = 10.4, p < 0.001 | 86.04 (13.90) | 108.21 (5.03) | 7.86 | Student’s t(23) = 8.6, p < 0.001 |