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Table 3 Intervention details

From: Pilot comparative effectiveness study of surface perturbation treadmill training to prevent falls in older adults

 

SPTT (N = 25)

Standard PT (N = 26)

p-value

Number of PT Sessions

   

  Mean

5.84

7.38

0.20

  Range

1 - 19

3 - 17

 

Average Session Duration (min)

   

  Mean

44.25

42.75

0.17

Mean Baseline Trip Level*

2.44

NA

 

Mean Final Trip Level

3.44

NA

 
  1. * In the Surface-Perturbation Treadmill Training group, Trip level ranging from 1 (mildest) to 5 (most vigorous) refers to the magnitude of the perturbation successfully overcome without a step during that training session.
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