Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants
From: Repetitive arm functional tasks after stroke (RAFTAS): a pilot randomised controlled trial
| Â | Intervention group | Control group |
|---|---|---|
n = 13 | n = 11 | |
Gender | Â | Â |
 Male n (%)  Female n (%) | 8 (61.5 %) 5 (38.5 %) | 9 (81.8 %) 2 (18.2 %) |
Age | Â | Â |
 Median (IQR) years  Missing | 71 [67–78] 2 | 65 [57–72] 1 |
Pre-stroke handicap (Oxford Handicap Scale [24]) | Â | Â |
 0  1  2  3 Range 0–5: no symptoms – severe handicap | 12 (92.3 %) 0 1 (7.7 %) 0 | 5 (45.5 %) 3 (27.3 %) 2 (18.2 %) 1 (9.1 %) |
 First ever stroke  Missing | 8 (61.5 %) 0 | 8 (72.7 %) 0 |
 Dominant hand affected by stroke  Missing | 5 (38.5 %) 0 | 7 (63.6 %) 0 |
Time from stroke to randomisation | Â | Â |
 Median (IQR) days  Missing | 6 [2.5–11.5] 0 | 4 [2–9] 0 |
Stroke type | Â | Â |
 Assumed infarct (no clinically relevant infarct on CT)  Clinically relevant infarct on CT/MRI  Intracerebral haemorrhage  Missing | 0 (0 %) 11 (85 %) 0 (0 %) 2 (15 %) | 3 (27 %) 5 (46 %) 1 (9 %) 2 (18 %) |
Stroke sub-type (n %) [22] | Â | Â |
 Total anterior circulation syndrome (TACS)  Partial anterior circulation syndrome (PACS)  Lacunar stroke (LACS)  Posterior circulation stroke (POCS)  Missing | 1 (8 %) 2 (15 %) 8 (62 %) 0 (0 %) 2 (15 %) | 1 (9 %) 5 (46 %) 4 (36 %) 1 (9 %) 0 (0 %) |
Stroke severity (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [23]) | Â | Â |
 Median [IQR])  Missing Range 0–42: no symptoms – severe impairment | 3 [2–5] 1 | 6 [3–7] 0 |
Arm function (Action Research Arm Test [25]) | Â | Â |
 Median (IQR)  Missing Range 0–57: no movement – full function | 32 [10–37] 0 | 8 [1–22] 0 |
Arm strength (Motricity Index) [26] | Â | Â |
 Median (IQR)  Missing Range 0–100: no movement – normal strength | 73 [48–77] 2 | 40 [29–52] 0 |
Grip strength (dynamometer) | Â | Â |
 Median (IQR) kg  Missing | 12 [4–21] 2 | 7 [2–18] 0 |