Vigorous cool room treadmill training to improve walking ability in people with multiple sclerosis who use ambulatory assistive devices: a feasibility study

Table 2 Participant characteristics

N	EDSS	Type of MS	Sex	Age	Years since MS Diagnosis	BMI	Ambulatory assistive device used (indoor/outdoor)	Fast walking speed (in cm/s)	Self-selected walking speed (in cm/s)
1	7.0	PPMS	F	57	10	38.20	Rollator walker/Motorized wheelchair	31.29	24.89
2	7.0	SPMS	F	58	33	30.90	Rollator walker/Motorized scooter	26.74	16.99
3	7.0	PPMS	M	42	19	25.60	Rollator walker/Wheelchair	82.42	47.22
4	6.5	SPMS^a	F	50	28	17.90	Cane	204.95	102.06
5	7.0	SPMS^a	F	38	19	32.30	2 Canes/Motorized scooter	98.15	83.77
6	7.0	SPMS^a	F	42	8	31.50	Rollator walker	84.02	63.04
7	6.0	SPMS^a	F	72	18	20.30	Cane	122.21	92.90
8	7.0	PPMS	F	74	10	32.30	Rollator walker/Wheelchair	20.72	14.15
9	6.0	SPMS^a	F	29	2	31.90	Cane	85.33	66.52
10	6.0	SPMS^a	F	70	29	21.30	Cane	102.50	66.74

N Participant number, EDSS Expanded disability status scale, MS Multiple sclerosis, BMI Body mass index, cm Centimeter, sec Second, PPMS Primary progressive MS, SPMS Secondary progressive MS, F Female, M Male; ^aparticipants in transition from relapsing-remitting to progressive phase of MS who reported steadily increasing disability, without a clear recovery in the past one year;

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