Acute Effects of Assisted Cycling Therapy on Post-Stroke Motor Function: A Pilot Study

Table 2

Mean differences in RPE, HR, %HRR, and CAD across interventions.

	ACT	VC	NC		p	Post-hoc comparisons
RPE	11.9 ± 2.0	11.2 ± 1.7	7.5 ± 1.3	F(2,64) = 46.24	< 0.001	ACT, VC > NC
HR	90.3 ± 17.5	92.3 ± 21.3	74.3 ± 15.0	F(2,64) = 6.79	0.002	ACT, VC > NC
%HRR	27.8 ± 17.3	31.8 ± 25.2	4.8 ± 2.5	F(2,64) = 14.77	< 0.001	ACT, VC > NC
CAD	79.5 ± 8.5	51.5 ± 13.7		t(21) = 13.96	< 0.001	ACT > VC

Note. %HRR = percentage of heart rate reserve; ACT = Assisted Cycling Therapy; CAD = cadence; HR = heart rate; NC = no cycling; RPE = rating of perceived exertion; VC = voluntary cycling.
Values are expressed as mean ± SD.