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Table 1 Participants’ baseline characteristics

From: Rhythmic cued motor imagery and walking in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomised controlled feasibility study

Parameter

Group A

Group B

Group C

Music cued motor imagery

Metronome cued motor imagery

Control group

n = 10

n = 10

n = 10

Females to males

10:0

7:3

5:5

Age (years)a

47.3 (38.4, 56.2)

41.8 (34.8, 48.8)

46.1 (39.8, 52.5)

EDSSb

3 (1.5, 4.5)

2.5 (1.5, 4.5)

2.5 (1.5, 4.0)

MFIS total scoreb

35 (3, 67)

32 (17, 50)

33.5 (0, 48)

Participants with fatigue (MFIS total score ≥38)

4/10

2/10

4/10

T25FW (s)a

6.1 (4.5, 7.6)

5.4 (4.5, 6.2)

5.2 (4.3, 6.1)

6MWT (m)a

453.1 (365.0, 541.1)

428.2 (352.8, 503.6)

484.7 (399.5, 569.8)

  1. EDSS Expanded Disability Status Scale, MFIS Modified Fatigue Impact Scale, T25FW Timed 25-Foot Walk, s seconds, 6MWT 6-Minute Walk Test, m metres
  2. aMean (95 % confidence interval)
  3. bMedian (range)