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Table 2 Follow-up data for each study group

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

MFIS total score (points)

 At follow-upa

28 (0, 53)

20 (3, 50)

29 (0, 46)

 Participants with fatigue (MFIS total score ≥38)

2/10

2/10

2/10

 Change to baselinea

−9.5 (−31, 5)

−13 (−28, 7)

−3 (−17, 4)

T25FW (seconds)

 At follow-upb

5.2 (3.6, 6.7)

4.5 (3.7, 5.2)

5.5 (4.5, 6.6)

 Change to baselineb

−0.9 (−1.3, −0.5)

−0.9 (−1.3, −0.5)

0.4 (−0.3, 1.1)

 Effect sizec

1.27 (0.26, 2.17)

1.27 (0.26, 2.17)

 

 Participants with clinically significant improvement (≥20 %)d

3/10

3/10

0/10

30 % (7, 65 %)

30 % (7, 65 %)

0 % (0)

6MWT (metres)

 At follow-upb

521.1 (428.8, 613.5)

521.1 (454.1, 588.0)

475.3 (384.9, 565.8)

 Change to baselineb

68.1 (51.4, 84.7)

92.9 (55.2, 130.5)

−9.4 (−35.6, 16.9)

 Effect sizec

1.91 (0.79, 2.88)

1.72 (0.64, 2.67)

 

 Participants with clinically significant improvement (≥20 %)d

2/10

6/10

0/10

20 % (2, 56 %)

60 % (26, 88 %)

0 % (0)

  1. With walking speed (T25FW), improvement is indicated by a minus and worsening by a plus; with walking distance (6MWT), improvement is indicated by a plus and worsening by a minus
  2. T25FW Timed 25-Foot Walk, 6MWT 6-Minute Walk Test
  3. aMedian (range)
  4. bMean (95 % confidence interval)
  5. cCohen’s d, with 95 % confidence interval, based on corrected estimates of pooled standard deviation for 80 % of trials [52]
  6. dPercentage (95 % confidence interval)