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Quantitative gait metrics capturing this deficit are valuable endpoints for clinical trials, yet data on their reliability and clinically meaningful change remain limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Gait was recorded in 60 patients with chronic bilateral (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f30) or unilateral (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f30) vestibular failure on an instrumented walkway during self-selected, slow, and eyes-closed walking. Test\u2013retest reliability was quantified using intraclass correlation coefficients across five gait domains: pace, phase, variability, asymmetry, and postural control. Minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs) were estimated using distribution- and anchor-based methods. Anchors included established measures of mobility, fall-related self-efficacy, and quality of life: the Functional Gait Assessment, Falls Efficacy Scale\u2013International, and the Physical Component Score of the Short Form Health Survey.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Self-selected walking showed good-to-excellent reliability across all domains except asymmetry, with similar results for slow and eyes-closed walking. Clinically meaningful changes were linked to faster gait, longer swing phases, lower variability and asymmetry, and narrower stride width, enabling MCID determination for each metric.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Quantitative gait metrics can be reliably assessed in peripheral vestibular disorders and provide robust, clinically relevant endpoints for future intervention studies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fneur.2026.1818995","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,5]],"date-time":"2026-05-05T04:17:13Z","timestamp":1777954633000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Reliability and minimal clinically important differences of gait characteristics in peripheral vestibular 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