Combining rTMS and Task-Oriented Training in the Rehabilitation of the Arm after Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study subjects who completed the study.

Characteristics	rTMS group	Sham group
	𝑛=4	𝑛=5
Age in years, mean (SD) range	74 (8) 66–83	60 (11) 47–76
Gender, men/women	3 (75)/1 (25)	3 (60)/2 (40)
Side of hemiplegia, left/right	1 (25)/3 (75)	1 (25)/4 (75)
Number of months after stroke at baseline, mean (SD) range	134 (125) 32–315	95 (117) 18–301
Number of comorbid conditions, 0/1-2/3-4/>4	1/0/3/0	1/3/0/1
Right handedness	4	5

SD: standard deviation.