Clinical Study
Combining rTMS and Task-Oriented Training in the Rehabilitation of the Arm after Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 2
Scores on measures of motor impairment and capacity at baseline, postintervention, and follow-up evaluations.
| | Test | sham-rTMS | real-rTMS | | Mean (SD) baseline | Mean (SD) postintervention | Mean (SD) baseline | Mean (SD) postintervention |
| | BBT affected (number of blocks) | 22.8 (20.2) | 27.0 (20.2) | 27.5 (18.9) | 31.5 (19.2) | | Grip strength (kg) | 19.3 (17.0) | 18.8 (12.8) | 14.2 (15.0) | 15.1 (12.7) | | Pinch strength kg (kg) | 5.3 (2.5) | 5.6 (2.4) | 5.5 (4.6) | 6.0 (3.6) | | SIS (/80) | 66.2 (16.4) | 69.6 (15.1) | 66.5 (10.3) | 71.2 (4.6) | | SIS participation (/40) | 31.8 (9.5) | 35.0 (7.3) | 28.2 (10.1) | 28.5 (10.8) | | WMFT functional scale (/75) | 53.6 (32.2) | 63.8 (27.0) | 69.5 (27.8) | 75.0 (24.8) | | WMFT times tasks (sec.) | 16.4 (22.2) | 16.4 (27.5) | 4.5 (6.5) | 3.9 (2.1) | | MAL quality of movement (/70) | 24.8 (26.4) | 37.4 (27.9) | 35.8 (24.8) | 31.2 (17.6) |
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FU: followup. ES: effect size. CI: confidence interval. SD: standard deviation. BBT: Box and Blocks Test. SIS: Stroke Impact Scale. WMFT: Wolf Motor Function Test. sec: seconds. MAL: Motor Activity Log.
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