Daily repetitive sensory stimulation of the paretic hand for the treatment of sensorimotor deficits in patients with subacute stroke: RESET, a randomized, sham-controlled trial

Table 2 Mean normalized performance index pre and post standard therapy with RSS and sham RSS

	Standard therapy with RSS					Standard therapy with sham RSS					Group difference
	pre	post	% gain	Cohens d	t-test	pre	post	% gain	Cohens d	t-test	t-test
Sensory	0.51 ± 0.24	0.68 ± 0.24	33.39	0.72	p = 0.0004	0.65 ± 0.23	0.70 ± 0.25	6.95	0.18	p = 0.034	p = 0.0044
Motor	0.50 ± 0.28	0.63 ± 0.24	27.26	0.52	p = 0.0001	0.54 ± 0.31	0.64 ± 0.28	17.42	0.31	p = 0.030	p = 0.087
Proprio	0.84 ± 0.12	0.88 ± 0.10	4.87	0.37	p = 0.022	0.87 ± 0.10	0.89 ± 0.07	2.40	0.25	p = 0.318	p = 0.220
everyday	0.50 ± 0.41	0.65 ± 0.36	30.63	0.40	p = 0.012	0.55 ± 0.39	0.68 ± 0.30	23.79	0.38	p = 0.194	p = 0.419

depicts mean (±SD) normalized performance index pre and post therapy effects of standard therapy with RSS (N = 23) and with sham RSS (N = 23) for the 4 domains tested. Mean (SD) normalized performance index pre and post therapy for the affected side are shown

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