Supervised and home-based physical exercise in patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma—a randomized controlled feasibility study

Table 4 Patients who performed the physical tests and worn accelerometers at the investigated times

Physical tests	T1^* n = 28	T2^# n = 24	A-T1^* n = 28	A-T2 n = 24	A-T3 n = 24	A-T4^# n = 24
Knee extensor strength test (n (%))
Both legs tested	23 (82)	21 (88)
Only one leg tested because of bone restriction	2 (7)	2 (8)
Only one leg tested because of patient inability	0 (−)	1 (4)
Only one leg tested without explanation	2 (7)	0 (−)
Not done	1 (4)	0
Pain during test^a	4 (14)	5 (21)
Adverse events	0	0
Grip strength test (n (%))
Patients who performed the test	28 (100)	24 (100)
Not done	0 (−)	0 (−)
Pain during test^b	5 (18)	3 (13)
Adverse events	0	0
30 s Sit-to-Stand Test (n (%))
Patients who performed the test	26 (93)	24 (100)
Not done	2 (7)	0 (−)
Pain during test^c	5 (19)	1 (4)
Adverse events	0	0
Six-Minute-Walk Test (n (%))
Patients who performed the test	28 (100)	24 (100)
Not done	0 (−)	0 (−)
Pain during test^d	8 (29)	5 (21)
Adverse events	0	0
Accelerometers (n (%))
Worn, complete data			27 (96)	23 (96)	23	22
Worn, incomplete data			0 (−)	0 (−)	(96)	(92)
Not worn/missing			1 (4)	1 (4)	1 (4)	2 (8)
Adverse events			0 (−)	0 (−)	0 (−)	0 (−)

^aPain during test of knee extensor strength test
At T1; related to equipment (n = 2), knee pain (n = 1), undescribed (n = 1) S
At T3; related to equipment (n = 2), back pain (n = 1), minor leg pain (n = 1), missing (n = 1)
^bPain during test of grip strength
At T1; sternum (n = 1), clavicular (n = 2), breast muscle (n = 1), sternum and costae (n = 1)
At T3; fingers (n = 1), costae (n = 1), known pain (n = 1)
^cPain during 30 s Sit-to-Stand Test
At T1; knee pain (n = 1), back pain (n = 2), scapula and sternum (n = 1), thorax (n = 1)
At T3; back pain (n = 1)
^dPain during Six-Minute-Walk Test
At T1; thorax (n = 1), sternum (n = 1), scapula and sternum and right hip (n = 1), thorax and dyspnea (n = 1), toe (n = 1), missing (n = 2)
At T3; hip muscle pain (n = 1), reaction from the thigh (n = 1), back pain (n = 1), Achilles tendon (n = 1), lower extremity (n = 1)
^*T1 and A-T1 correspond to the same time point (baseline)
^#T2 and A-T4 correspond to the same time point (post-intervention)

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