Table 3.

Pre-training (BSL) and post-training (POST) data for impairment-based vs task-specific training. Significant differences for main effect of time and time X group are provided. Recumbent stepping power is abbreviated using stepping power.

	Impairment-based		Task-specific		Crossover (p-values)		Initial groups (p-values)
	BSL	POST	BSL	POST	time	time X group	time	time X group
Primary variables
FS (m/s)	0.70±0.36	0.71±0.33	0.64±0.32	0.78±0.41	<0.01*	0.01*	0.02*	0.06
treadmill speed (m/s)	0.81±0.41	0.82±0.43	0.76±0.43	0.96±0.48	<0.01*	<0.01*	<0.01*	<0.01*
Secondary clinical variables
SSS (m/s)	0.53±0.28	0.53±0.25	0.51±0.26	0.58±0.30	0.10	0.12	0.10	0.21
6MWT (m)	192±97	195±94	191±110	239±123	<0.01*	<0.01*	<0.01*	0.02*
BBS (a.u.)	32±12	33±11	32±14	35±14	0.03*	0.39	0.14	0.33
LEMS (a.u.)	43±6.8	42±10	42±8.0	41±11	0.53	0.49	0.49	0.57
5XSTS (s)	17±5.1	14±4.5	16±8.3	15±4.7	0.29	0.64	0.91	0.44
stepping power (W)	103±43	134±48	110±45	110±43	0.10	0.04*	0.04*	0.99
Secondary subjective variables
ABC (a.u.)	55±21	57±21	48±22	58±23	0.02*	0.01*	0.01*	0.03*
PROMIS (a.u.)	38±12	40±12	36±12	40±14	0.06	0.24	0.15	0.68
Secondary metabolic variables
VO2peak-treadmill (ml/kg/min)	17±7.8	18±9.4	17±5.2	19±8.2	0.04*	0.59	0.08	0.49
VO2peak-stepping (ml/kg/min)	15±5.2	16±7.3	14±5.0	14±5.1	0.71	0.58	0.41	0.87