*2.1. Participants Selection*

Participants were recruited in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department. The inclusion criteria were (1) a single stroke confirmed with brain imaging, and (2) the ability to walk continuously for 6 min without human assistance. Participants with acute cardiac or respiratory pathologies or decompensated chronic pathologies were excluded.

The health professional responsible for the protocol informed the patients of the details of the protocol and registered their consent. The research protocol was accepted by an ethics committee, notice number CERNI 2015-01-13-57.
