Table 1 Cohort characteristics.

From: Effectiveness of treadmill-based virtual-reality biofeedback training to improve gait function in children and adolescents with congenital and acquired brain injury

 

Combined (CP + ABI)

n = 135

Congenital (CP)

n = 61

Acquired (ABI)

n = 74

Sex (male/female)

76/59

31/30

45/29

Age (years)

12.4 ± 3.5

(62.-20.2)

11.5 ± 3.1

(6.4–19.6)

13.1 ± 3.7

(6.2–20.2)

GMFCS I/II/III

58/61/16

29/17/15

29/44/1

Time since acquired injury (years)

–

–

1.5 (0.1–16)

Hemiparesis/diplegia and quadriplegia/ataxia/dyskinesia

43/59/28/5

13/44/0/4

30/15/28/1

Treatment duration (days)

24 (7–77)

26 (20–77)

24 (7–77)

Number of sessions

18 (5–24)

15 (7–18)

18 (5–24)

Aims of biofeedback training

Gait quality (no/yes)

37/98

7/54

30/44

Gait function (no/yes)

66/69

34/27

32/42

Balance (no/yes)

57/78

42/19

15/59

  1. CP, cerebral palsy; ABI, acquired brain injury; GMFCS, gross motor function classification system.Treatment duration (days) = elapsed time between the first and final GRAIL session.
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