30 July 2021: Clinical Research
Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Walking Speed, Functional Strength, and Balance in Older Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial
Donghyun Yi 1ABCDEF , YuJung Sung 1ABCDDEF , JongEun Yim 2ABCDEFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932623
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932623
Table 3 Results of balance test before and after treatment (n=57).
| Group | Pre | Post | Time main effect | Interaction (group×time) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | p | F | p | ||||
| OLSR(s) | tDCSG | 12.98±1.41 | 13.85±1.87 | 7.363 | .009 | 0.403 | .528 |
| CG | 13.31±1.84 | 13.86±2.47 | |||||
| OLSL(s) | tDCSG | 13.28±1.31 | 14.32±2.36 | 2.141 | .149 | 6.043 | .017 |
| CG | 13.92±1.93 | 13.66±2.22 | |||||
| TUG(s) | tDCSG | 8.73±1.83 | 8.18±1.39 | 25.947 | .000 | 0.654 | .422 |
| CG | 8.68±1.77 | 8.28±1.74 | |||||
| Mean±SD. OLSR – one-leg standing right; OLSL – one-leg standing left, TUG – timed up and go test; tDCSG – tDCS group; CG – control group. The significance levels were evaluated using the repeated ANOVA. | |||||||