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Table 2 Characteristics and outcome measures at baseline total group of children

From: Effects of botulinum toxin A and/or bimanual task-oriented therapy on upper extremity activities in unilateral Cerebral Palsy: a clinical trial

All children

BoNT-A + BITT

BoNT-A-only

BITT-only

Control

All

 

n = 13

n = 5

n = 11

n = 6

n = 35

Age (years) mean (sd)

7.8 (2.7)

6.6 (3.5)

7.4 (2.4)

5.7 (2.0)

7.1 (2.6)

Hemi side

     

 Hemi right n (%)

9 (69.2)

3 (60.0)

6 (54.5)

1 (16.7)

19 (54.3)

 Hemi left n (%)

4 (30.8)

2 (40.0)

5 (45.5)

5 (83.3)

16 (45.7)

Zancolli grade

     

 Zancolli I n (%)

9 (69.1)

2 (40.0)

6 (54.5)

2 (33.3)

20 (57.1)

 Zancolli II A n (%)

3 (23.1)

3 (60.0)

4 (36.4)

2 (33.3)

11 (31.4)

 Zancolli II B n (%)

1 (7.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (9.1)

2 (33.3)

4 (11.4)

MACS

     

 MACS I n (%)

2 (15.4)

2 (40.0)

4 (36.4)

3 (50.0)

11 (31.4)

 MACS II n (%)

7 (53.8)

1 (20.0)

4 (36.4)

3 (50.0)

15 (42.9)

 MACS III n (%)

4 (30.8)

2 (40.0)

3 (27.3)

0 (0.0)

9 (25.7)

AHA

     

 Units (SD)

56.0 (9.0)

56.4 (12.1)

59.3 (12.6)

49.5 (10.3)

56.0 (10.9)

ABILHAND-Kids

     

 Logit units (sd)

1.205 (0.915)

1.393 (0.430)

1.418 (0.766)

0.839 (1.494)

1.236 (0.927)

COPM mean of 3 goals

     

 Performance mean (sd)

4.2 (1.5)

3.5 (1.2)

3.4 (1.3)

3.2 (1.4)

3.7 (1.4)

 Satisfaction mean (sd)

4.9 (2.1)

4.9 (1.9)

4.1 (1.5)

3.9 (1.8)

4.5 (1.8)

  1. Mean scores and standard deviations