Effectiveness of a Novel Contralaterally Controlled Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Restoring Lower Limb Motor Performance and Activities of Daily Living in Stroke Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Clinicodemographic data of the study cohort at baseline.

	CCNMES group ()	NMES group ()	/	value
Age, years, mean (SD)	62.86 (12.96)	66.09 (6.38)	-1.048	0.301
Sex, (% male)	18 (81.82%)	15 (68.18%)	1.091	0.296
Type of stroke
Ischaemic, (%)	15 (68.18%)	18 (81.82%)	1.091	0.296
Haemorrhagic, (%)	7 (31.82%)	4 (18.18%)
Lesion site, (%left)	12 (54.55%)	10 (45.45%)	0.364	0.546
Time since stroke onset (days), mean (SD)	84.00 (39.60)	73.45 (33.15)	0.985	0.344

CCNMES: contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation; NMES: neuromuscular electrical stimulation; SD: standard deviation.