Table 2.
Primary outcome measures (n = 38).
Outcome measure | Description |
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10 Meter Walk Test (10MWT) | Participants performed two 10-m walks at a fast, safe walking speed. The time to walk 10 m is recorded using a stopwatch, and 2 m at the beginning and at the end of walk was provided to ramp up and ramp down speed, respectively (total length 14 m). The walking speed (m/sec) was computed as the distance with respect to time to complete the 10 m. The trial with the maximum speed was used for analysis. The average speed was calculated as the sum of speed across all subjects/number of subjects (Kay and Huijbregts, 2003). |
Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) | A 6-point scale assesses ambulation status by determining how much supervision and physical assistance the participant required when walking, regardless of whether or not they use an assistive device. The average FAC was calculated as the sum of FAC across all subjects/number of subjects (Holden et al., 1984, 1986). |
Gait deviations | Gait deviations were recorded by the physical therapist. The average number of gait deviations was calculated as the sum of gait deviations across all subjects/number of subjects (Perry and Burnfield, 2010). |