Fig 1.
* Other reasons for non-completion include: complex social issues preventing participation (n = 2 TVCT, n = 2 UC), fall at home (n = 1 TVCT), new diagnosis (n = 1 TVCT), therapist decision (n = 2 OVCT), no longer eligible for rehabilitation within the NHS (n = 2 OVCT). Reasons for withdrawal of consent include: unable to attend treatment 2X/week (n = 1 TVCT, n = 1 OVCT), too fatigued after exercise (n = 1 OVCT), difficulty travelling for treatment (n = 1 TVCT), comorbid health problems (n = 1 TVCT), unknown reasons (n = 1 UC).
Fig 2.
Illustration of training target placement for O-VCT (a) symmetry, (b) adaptability, (c) & turning and T-VCT (d) symmetry, (e) adaptability & (f) turning.
Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics.
All data are N (%)’s unless specified.
Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics by study completion status.
All data are N (%)’s unless specified.
Table 3.
Adherence to treatment.
Table 4.
Change from baseline to post-treatment (8 weeks) and baseline to follow-up (12 weeks) for outcomes of speed, symmetry (step length and single support duration), and time to turn 180 degrees.
For all measures apart from time to turn and symmetry ratios positive values indicate improvement. For time to turn negative values indicate reduced time to turn and improvement. Symmetry ratios are calculated by dividing the larger of the paretic or non-paretic value (step length or single support time) by the smaller (in accordance with recommendations (Patterson et al, 2010)). Thus a value of 1 represents symmetrical gait and >1 is increasingly asymmetrical. Mean changes with negative values therefore indicate improvements towards a more symmetrical gait.
Table 5.
Secondary outcomes summary.