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Table 4 Performance measures for MS patients, allocated to sequences A and B, during various timed functional tests (TFT) in the clinic with and without wearing Keeogo™. These data reflect the naïve effects of using Keeogo™ during participants first set of performance tests (Visit 2 and 3)

From: Evaluation of the Keeogo exoskeleton for assisting ambulatory activities in people with multiple sclerosis: an open-label, randomized, cross-over trial

TFT scores (Visit 2 and 3)

Total

A (N = 15)

B (N = 14)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

6 MWT distance (m)

 cWO

259.5

102.7

252.0

106.0

267.6

102.2

 cW

236.8

100.6

224.7

96.1

249.8

107.2

 δ

−22.7

32.1

−27.2

40.5

−17.8

19.8

TST up time (s)

 cWO

12.7

5.9

14.0

6.4

11.4

5.1

 cW

17.6

8.8

19.3

7.6

15.7

9.8

 δ

4.8

5.7

5.3

5.5

4.3

6.0

TST down time (s)

 cWO

13.1

7.0

14.2

7.2

11.9

6.8

 cW

15.7

7.7

17.3

6.9

14.0

8.3

 δ

2.6

4.2

3.1

3.9

2.1

4.6

TUG (s)

 cWO

16.2

5.8

17.6

6.7

14.8

4.4

 cW

20.5

7.5

22.1

7.5

18.8

7.3

 δ

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.7

4.0

4.1

  1. TFT Timed functional test, TUG Timed up and go test, 6 MWT 6 min walk test,
  2. TST Timed stair test, SD Standard deviation
  3. cW Clinical TFT with Keeogo, cWO Clinical TFT without Keeogo, δ cW-cWO