Table 3 Mean (SD) and median (IQR) of outcomes for each time and mean (95% CI) difference between times for participants who completed 12 weeks of training (n = 8)
Outcome | Times (n = 8) | Difference between times | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week 0 | Week 3 | Week 12 | Week 3 minus Week 0 | Week 12 minus Week 0 | |
Action Research Arm Test (0–57) | 14 (13) 9 (4–27) | 18 (13) 16 (8–30) | 21 (16) 15 (9–37) | 4 (-2 to 10) | 7 (2 to13) |
Nine-hole Peg Test (pegs/s) | 0.04 (0.07) 0 (0–0.03) | 0.04 (0.08) 0 (0–0.03) | 0.07 (0.12) 0 (0–0.10) | 0.01 (-0.03 to 0.04) | 0.03 (-0.01 to 0.07) |
Motor Assessment Scale (0–6) | |||||
Item 6 | 1.1 (1.6) (0.0–2) | 1.1 (1.6) 0 (0.0–2.5) | 2.0 (2.2) 2 (0–4) | 0.0 (-1.6 to 1.6) | 0.9 (-0.3 to 2.1) |
Item 7 | 0.6 (1.1) 0 (0–1) | 1.3 (2.2) 0 (0–2) | 1.3 (2.2) 0 (0–2) | 0.6 (-0.4 to 1.6) | 0.6 (-0.4 to 1.6) |
Item 8 | 0.6 (0.9) 0 (0–2) | 0.8 (0.9) 1 (0–2) | 0.9 (0.8) 1 (0–2) | 0.1 (-0.2 to 0.4) | 0.3 (-0.3 to 0.8) |
Grip strength (kg) | 5.9 (6.0) | 7.9 (7.2) | 8.3 (7.6) | 2.0 (-0.4 to 4.4) | 2.4 (-0.9 to 5.6) |
Modified Ashworth Scale (0–4) finger flexion | 1.6 (1.4) 2 (0–3) | 1.1 (1.1) 1 (0–2) | 1.4 (1.4) 1 (0- 3) | -0.5 (-1.4 to 0.4) | -0.3 (-1.7 to 1.2) |
Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity (0–66) | 29 (11) 27 (22–38) | 34 (14) 31 (25–48) | 37 (17) 34 (23–53) | 5 (1 to 9) | 8 (0 to 15) |
EQ-5D visual analog scale (0–100) | 48 (23) | 52 (23) | 55 (23) | 4 (-14 to 23) | 7 (-5 to 19) |