Table 1 Schedule of enrollment, interventions, and assessments according to the SPIRIT guideline

Time (week)

−3 to −1

0

1

2

3

4

5

15 w after discharge

Patient information and informed consent

x

Demographics

x

Medical history

x

Inclusion/exclusion criteria

x

Allocation (after T0)

x

Gait training (Intervention)

x

x

x

x

Walking speed (2-min Walk Test)

x

x

Balance (BBS)

x

x

Gait parameters

x

x

x

x

Compliance and motivation (questionnaire)

x

x

Fear of falling (FES)

x

x

Falls Diary

x

Quality of life SF-36

x

Concomitant therapy (usual care for inpatients)

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Adverse events

x

x

x

x

x

x