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. 2023 Jan 5;12(2):439. doi: 10.3390/jcm12020439

Table 4.

Secondary analysis: clinical outcomes of the End-effector Group (RobotEND-group) and Exoskeleton Group (RobotEXO-group) are reported as changes (Δ = T1–T0) of functional outcomes and the corresponding one-way ANOVA values.

Variable RobotEND-Group (n = 30) RobotEXO-Group (n = 31) One-Way ANOVA
p-Value (F)
Δ10 MWT (m/s) * 0.4 ± 0.4 0.2 ± 0.3 0.0007 (F = 13)
ΔMI-LL [0; 100] 14 [0; 76] 16 [0; 51] >0.1
ΔMAS-LL [0; 12] −1 [−3; 0] −0.5 [−3; 1.5] >0.1
Δ6 MWT (m) 112 ± 11 71 ± 89 >0.1
ΔTUG (s) −6.84 ± 12.11 −4.55 ± 10.66 0.08
ΔFAC [0; 5] 1 [0; 4] 1 [0; 3] >0.1
ΔmBI [0; 100] 29 [0; 70] 23 [−12; 65] >0.1

Abbreviations: Number (n); End-effector Group (RobotEND-group); Exoskeleton Group (RobotEXO-group); 10-Meter Walk Test (10 MWT); 6-Minute Walk Test (6 MWT); Motricity Index of Lower Limb (MI-LL); Time Up and Go Test (TUG); Modified Ashworth Scale of Lower Limb (MAS-LL); Functional Ambulation Classification (FAC); Modified Barthel Index (mBI); Δ = T1–T0. Notes: Significant p-values are reported in bold; data are reported as N (%), mean ± SD, median [MIN; MAX], and * indicates primary outcome.