Table 4 Mean, standard deviation, effect size and inter-groups comparisons: minimalist flexible footwear (MFG) and custom orthopaedic insole combined minimalist flexible footwear (COIG) and intra-moments of the intervention: T0 (baseline), T3 and T6 (months) for outcomes: six-minute walk test (6MTW) in women with plantar calcaneus spur (PCS)
6MWT | Intervention (Groups) | Baseline -T0 (1) | Three months -T3 (2) | Six months-T6 (3) | Effect size | 95% CI | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Travelled distance (m) | MFG (1) | 283.8 ± 84.5 | 534.0 ± 99.6 | 606.0 ± 33.4 | 0.51 | 232.8–334.91 401.3–666.72 589.3–622.73 | 0.0011–2; 1–3 |
COIG (2) | 272.0 ± 79.7 | 488.2 ± 91.2 | 523.0 ± 37.2 | 0.40 | 227.8–316.21 386.6–589.82 401.3–644.73 | 0.001T1−2; 1–3 | |
CG (3) | 741.2 ± 56.0 | 723.2 ± 52.9 | 742.8 ± 44.7 | 0.04 | 532.8–764.01 601.3–780.52 689.5–762.53 | 0.764 | |
p* | < 0.0011–3;2–3 | 0.0011–3;2–3 | 0.0371–3;2–3 | ||||
Number of turns (n) | MFG (1) | 9.5 ± 2.8 | 17.8 ± 3.6 | 20.2 ± 1.4 | 0.48 | 7.7–11.11 13.3–22.22 19.6–21,73 | 0.0011–2; 1–3 |
COIG (2) | 9.1 ± 2.7 | 17.3 ± 3.5 | 19.4 ± 3.9 | 0.30 | 7.6–10.51 15.2–20.12 16.3–21.83 | 0.001T1−2; 1–3 | |
CG (3) | 24.1 ± 1.6 | 23.8 ± 1.5 | 24.2 ± 1.4 | 0.06 | 20.6–28.61 19.9–27.22 20.6–27.73 | 0.568 | |
p* | < 0.0011–3;2–3 | 0.0041–3;2–3 | 0.0061–3;2–3 |