Table 3.
Synthesized results for the effects of TCE vs. control group intervention.
| Variables | k | g | 95% CI | I2 % | Between-group homogeneity | Publication bias Egger's test (p) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q-value | df (Q) | p -value | ||||||
| Balance outcomes | ||||||||
| BBS | 9 | 0.83 | 0.64–1.00 | 84 | 48.78 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.43 |
| TUG | 14 | −0.80 | −1.13– −0.47 | 81 | 68.22 | 13 | 0.000 | 0.01 |
| OLBB | 4 | 0.49 | 0.13–0386 | 10 | 3.33 | 3 | 0.34 | 0.30 |
| Gait outcomes | ||||||||
| Gait velocity | 11 | 0.28 | 0.02–0.54 | 64 | 27.77 | 10 | 0.002 | 0.46 |
| 6 MWT | 4 | 0.32 | 0.01–0.62 | 15 | 3.55 | 3 | 0.32 | 0.35 |
| Stride length | 8 | 0.25 | 0.08–0.41 | 42 | 12.09 | 7 | 0.10 | 0.17 |
| Cadence | 4 | −0.03 | −0.31–0.25 | 0 | 3.02 | 3 | 0.82 | 0.37 |
| Step length | 3 | 0.02 | −0.41–0.45 | 41 | 3.39 | 2 | 0.18 | 0.50 |
| Motor symptoms | ||||||||
| UPDRS-III | 15 | −0.77 | −1.06– −048 | 76 | 58.39 | 14 | 0.000 | 0.45 |
UPDRS-III, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale part III; BBS, Berg Balance Scales; OLBB, one legged blind balance; 6 MWT, 6 min walking test; TUG, time up and go test.