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Appendix I. Mean 6-min walk test (6MWT) outcomes in individuals
with spinal cord injury (SCI) using robotic locomotor training (RLT)
Author (reference) 6MWT
Asselin et al. (2015) (6)
Esquenazi et al. (2012) (18) Velocity = 0.27±0.11 m/s
Distance = 77.5 (10.8–150.4) m
Hartigan et al. (2015) (22) Velocity = 0.22 (0.03–0.42) m/s
Distance:
C5–8 = 64 m
T1–8 = 74 m
Spungen et al. (2013) (20)
Yang et al. (2015) (17) T9–L1 = 121 m
Distance = 99.1±48 m
Velocity = 0.36 m/s
Zeilig et al. (2012) (19) Distance = 129 m
Distance = 47±20.8 m
Outcomes represent mean distance/velocity scores.
Appendix II. Mean 10-metre walk test (10MWT) velocity in individuals
with spinal cord injury (SCI) using robotic locomotor training (RLT).
Author (reference) 10MWT, m/s
Esquenazi et al. (2012) (18)
Fineberg et al. (2013) (23) 0.25
Min assist = 0.16±0.06
Hartigan et al. (2015) (22) No assist = 0.31±0.02
C5–8 = 0.22
Lonini et al. (2016) (21)
Spungen et al. (2013) (20)
Yang et al. (2015) (17) T9–L1 = 0.45
0.365
0.302±0.145
0.38
T1–8 = 0.26
Outcomes represent mean velocity score.
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