Table 9.
Values for each outcome measure at baseline, end of intervention and 1 month follow-up.
| Outcome measure | Cost | Group | Baseline | End of intervention | 1-month follow-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modified 5MWT [seconds] | None | MTS Group | 23.80; 26.82 (15.10)# | 13.43; 16.86 (11.24) | 11.41; 16.10 (13.82) | |
| Median; mean (SD) | TI Group | 27.65; 35.41 (22.19)* | 14.51; 21.56 (13.57)* | 14.79; 21.28 (12.55)* | ||
| FAC [Scored from 0 to 5] | None | MTS Group | 3; 2.37 (1.42) | 4; 3.74 (0.87) | 4; 4.26 (0.73) | |
| Median; mean (SD) | TI Group | 2; 2.00 (1.51) | 4; 3.92 (0.86)* | 4; 4.15 (0.69)* | ||
| LEMI [Scored from 0 to 100] | None | MTS Group | 76; 72.74 (20.99) | 86; 83.95 (14.89) | 92; 87.26 (16.31) | |
| Median; mean (SD) | TI Group | 76; 60.50 (28.79)# | 84; 75.85 (25.98)* | 84; 76.01 (23.93)* | ||
| Ankle ROM [degrees] | Electro-goniometer | MTS group maximum dorsiflexion | 9.9; 10.37 (6.01)* | 9.85; 11.83 (9.02)# | 8.5; 9.51 (6.27)# | |
| Median; mean (SD) | £4,611 | TI group maximum dorsiflexion | 9.45; 10.05 (5.10)† | 10.10; 9.67 (3.47)† | 5.80; 7.57 (3.77)†† | |
| MTS group maximum inversion | 8.30; 8.48 (3.96)† | 6.15; 7.78 (4.74)# | 8.20; 8.26 (4.45)# | |||
| TI group maximum inversion | 7.0; 7.44 (4.36)† | 7.70; 9.01 (3.63)† | 6.10; 7.33 (5.12)† | |||
| Sensory threshold testing | Semmes | MTS Group | Heel | 6; 8.00 (4.14)# | 10.5; 10.17 (5.22)# | 10.5; 8.79 (4.45) |
| (contralesional) | Weinstein | Hallux | 10.5; 10.56 (5.06)# | 10.5; 12.44 (3.99)# | 11; 10.47 (4.64) | |
| Median; mean (SD) | monofilaments | 1st MTP | 11; 11.17 (3.55)# | 12.5; 11.89 (4.75)# | 11.5; 11.84 (4.31) | |
| [Scored 1–20] | £240 | 5th MTP | 10; 10.32 (4.45) | 14.5; 13.39 (4.13)# | 13; 12.47 (3.95) | |
| TI Group | Heel | 4; 5.23 (3.24)* | 4; 7.45 (4.63)†† | 4; 6.42 (4.44)† | ||
| Hallux | 5; 7.25 (4.22)† | 12; 11.45 (4.39)†† | 9; 9.50 (4.66)† | |||
| 1st MTP | 6; 7.55 (2.94)†† | 10; 10.64 (5.84)†† | 10; 9.50 (6.24)† | |||
| 5th MTP | 7; 7.55 (2.84)†† | 11; 9.42 (5.73)† | 11; 9.83 (5.17)† | |||
| Force time integral Median; mean |
Pressure insoles £14,000 |
MTS Group | 739.69; 724.43 (317.75) | 500.57; 629.07 (280.51) | 554.74; 607.34 (284.02)# | |
| (SD) [Newtons/sec] | TI Group | 635.24; 702.09 (280.84)# | 636.27; 749.95 (392.18)* | 707.20; 662.33 (239.32)* | ||
| Centre of force (AP) velocity | MTS Group | 3.60; 4.29 (3.69) | 4.70; 5.35 (3.79) | 5.60; 5.71 (4.89)# | ||
| Median; mean (SD) [cm/sec] | TI Group | 1.90; 3.30 (3.56)# | 3.40; 4.05 (3.33)* | 1.80; 3.84 (3.89)* | ||
| mRMI [Scored from 0 to 40] | MTS group to ipsilesional side | 33; 30.29 (4.83)* | 34; 33.53 (2.21)* | 34; 34.22 (0.81)# | ||
| Median; mean (SD) | TI group to ipsilesional side | 23.5; 24.75 (7.62)† | 34; 32.50 (3.21)††† | 34; 33.08 (2.15)† | ||
| MTS group to contralesional side | 33; 29.53 (5.82)* | 34; 33.47 (3.30)* | 34; 34.00 (1.11)# | |||
| TI group to contralesional side | 24.5; 25.25 (7.34)† | 34; 32.20 (3.58)††† | 34; 32.75 (2.38)† | |||
#
One missing value,
*
Two missing values,
†
Three missing values,
††
Four missing values,
†††
Five missing values.
AP, Anterior-posterior; FAC, Functional Ambulation Category; LEMI, Lower Extremity Motricity Index; mRMI, modified Rivermead Mobility Index; MTS, Mobilization and tactile stimulation; ROM, Range of movement; SD, Standard deviation; TI, Textured insoles; TSGT, Task-specific gait training; 5MWT, 5 metre walk test.