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Table 4 Participant characteristics and admission results of clinical measures

From: Robotic Kinematic measures of the arm in chronic Stroke: part 2 – strong correlation with clinical outcome measures

Characteristic

RobottDCS

RobottDCS-Sham

Overall

Participants (n [%])

41 [50.0%]

41 [50.0%]

82 [100.0%]

Age (mean years, [range])

66.4 [42–87]

69.2 [42–90]

67.8 [42–90]

Days from stroke to start of trial (mean days [range])

1475.2 [226–6935]

1160.0 [151–6936]

1317.6 [151–6936]

Gender (n Female [%])

16 [39.0%]

16 [39.0%]

32 [39.0%]

Stroke location (n cortical [%])

26 [63.4%]

27 [65.9%]

53 [64.6%]

FMA-UE (mean [range])

25.6 [7–57]

25.4 [7–55]

25.5 [7–57]

WMFT (mean [range])

60.0 [1–169]

56.0 [0–167]

58.0 [0–169]

BI (mean [range])

88.4 [10–100]

85.0 [15–100]

86.7 [10–100]

MRC (mean [range])

46.8 [8–79.5]

44.1 [15–85]

45.5 [8–85]

  1. Note: tDCS = transcranial direct current stimulation, FMA-UE = Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity Motor Recovery after Stroke, WMFT = Wolf Motor Function Test, BI=Barthel Index, MRC = Medical Research Council Motor Power score