Contralesional Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Does Not Enhance Upper Limb Function in Subacute Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 3

Minimal clinically important differences for secondary outcomes. Intention-to-treat analysis, Generalized Estimating Equations model with binomial distribution.

Outcome	Active		Sham		value
	Pre-post	Post-3m	Pre-post	Post-3m	Group time interaction
	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
Fugl-Meyer Assessment	6 (42.9)	0 (0)	8 (57.1)	0 (0)	0.727	0.001	0.727
Motor activity log, qualitative	5 (35.7)	0 (0)	4 (28.6)	3 (21.4)	0.433	0.068	0.114
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale	2 (13.3)	0 (0)	2 (13.3)	2 (13.3)	0.421	0.839	0.472
Modified Rankin Scale	5 (33.3)	4 (26.7)	7 (46.7)	4 (26.7)	0.576	0.328	0.647
Barthel Index	1 (7.1)	0 (0)	2 (14.3)	1 (7.1)	0.382	0.967	0.987