30 May 2021 : Clinical Research
Walking Training with a Weight Support Feedback Cane Improves Lower Limb Muscle Activity and Gait Ability in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Young Sic Kang1BCE, Gku Bin Oh1BCF, Ki Hun Cho1AEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.931565
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931565
Table 1 Homogeneity test for general characteristics and dependent variables of the subjects (N=30).
WSFC group (n=15) | CC group (n=15) | p-values | |
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General characteristics | |||
Gender (Male/Female) | 10/5 | 11/4 | |
Paretic side (right/left) | 10/5 | 11/4 | |
Brunstrom stage (1/2/3/4) | 0/9/4/2 | 1/9/3/2 | |
FAC (2/3) | 8/7 | 12/3 | .123 |
Age, | 58.2±13.8 | 60.1±13.1 | .826 |
Height, | 166.1±8.4 | 165.9±9.9 | .802 |
Weight, | 65.9±9.9 | 65.6±10.2 | .500 |
Post-stroke duration, | 12.8±8.3 | 14.7±6.6 | .487 |
MMSE-K, | 28.2±2.4 | 28.2±2.4 | .551 |
Percentage of BW for AWS, | 17.4±5.2 | 19.4±4.4 | .278 |
AWS, | 11.7±3.7 | 12.8±3.9 | .371 |
Dependent variables | |||
Muscle activation | |||
Rectus femoris, %RVC | 274.1±123.0 | 247.6±120.8 | .557 |
Biceps femoris, %RVC | 201.3±90.9 | 222.0±113.2 | .586 |
Medial gastrocnemius, %RVC | 224.9±90.6 | 181.4±63.0 | .287 |
Gluteus medius, %RVC | 204.7±78.9 | 195.5±136.2 | .823 |
Gait ability | |||
Velocity, m/sec | 6.0±2.5 | 6.7±3.0 | .512 |
Cadence, steps/min | 65.8±22.5 | 69.2±22.2 | .823 |
P-Single-limb support phase, % | 29.0±6.6 | 28.9±5.2 | .964 |
Symmetry Index | 75.0±17.5 | 77.3±13.2 | .686 |
Values are expressed as Mean±SD. WSFC – Weight Support Feedback Cane Training; CC – Conventional Cane Training; MMSE-K – Mini-Mental Status Examination-Korean version; FAC – functional ambulation category; BW – body weight; AWS – average weight support loaded on the cane during walking at initial measurement; RVC – reference voluntary contraction; P – paretic side. |