Metric | Utility | When | |||
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During | Pre | Middle | Post | ||
10-m walking test (10 mwt) [30] | Gait-speed measure | * | * | * | |
6-min walking test (6 mwt) [33] | Global responses involved during exercise. Walked distance and endurance | * | * | * | |
Physiological Cost Index [23] | Energy expended | * | * | ||
3D gait analysis | Kinematics, spatial-temporal parameters, gait deviation index (GDI), gait profile score (GPS)... | * | * | * | |
Maximum isometric strength with hand-held dynamometer | Maximum voluntary contraction of primary lower limbs muscles | * | * | * | |
Selective Control Assessment of Lower Extremity (SCALE) [25] | Quantify selective voluntary motor control and its progression | * | * | * | |
Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88) dimensions D (standing) and E (walking) [26] | Evaluate changes in gross motor function according to activities as walking, running or jumping | * | * | ||
Kinesiophobia assessment | Psychological influence of fear and pain | * | * | ||
Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ) [34] | Independent activities, locomotor abilities and user’s satisfaction | * | * | ||
ROM performance | Measure of ROM in lower limbs during robot walking | * | |||
Selective force | Evolution of forces executed by the user during robot walking | * | |||
Patient’s motivation | Estimation of user’s motivation in 0 to 10 scale | * |