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Table 3 Raw data standard therapy with RSS vs. sham RSS – affected side

From: 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

 

standard therapy with RSS

standard therapy with sham RSS

 

PRE

POST

Cohens d

t-test pre-post

PRE

POST

Cohens d

t-test pre-post

t-test group difference

a

Frey (mN)

87.73 ± 130.36

34.77 ± 85.75

0.48

0.035

48.91 ± 93.94

34.20 ± 83.72

0.17

0.318

0.083

GOT (mm)

7.50 ± 1.84

6.23 ± 2.26

0.61

<0.001

6.42 ± 2.31

5.95 ± 2.45

0.20

0.135

0.023

9-hole in (sec)

146.09 ± 90.24

108.83 ± 87.45

0.42

0.001

136.09 ± 95.38

95.87 ± 86.76

0.44

0.002

0.441

9-hole out (sec)

61.57 ± 85.69

27.65 ± 49.05

0.49

0.034

58.48 ± 85.92

44.00 ± 77.92

0.18

0.387

0.195

Grip strength (kg)

15.55 ± 10.77

20.18 ± 12.26

0.40

0.001

20.44 ± 13.56

21.28 ± 10.90

0.07

0.601

0.026

JTHFT Picking objects (sec)

65.24 ± 48.38

47.72 ± 44.93

0.38

0.034

54.20 ± 40.64

33.60 ± 28.78

0.58

0.106

0.386

JTHFT Feeding (sec)

73.91 ± 48.26

52.40 ± 47.50

0.45

0.031

68.55 ± 46.91

56.25 ± 49.71

0.25

0.327

0.286

JTHFT Stacking (sec)

51.03 ± 52.78

38.10 ± 49.72

0.25

0.295

40.069 ± 52.23

31.23 ± 48.19

0.19

0.500

0.442

b

Frey (mN)

1.67 ± 1.95

1.66 ± 3.12

0.01

0.979

1.66 ± 4.38

1.46 ± 2.60

0.06

0.604

0.645

GOT (mm)

5.15 ± 2.53

4.61 ± 2.57

0.21

0.135

4.14 ± 2.07

3.98 ± 2.06

0.08

0.273

0.543

9-hole in (sec)

23.14 ± 6.95

20.23 ± 4.84

0.49

0.01

21.43 ± 8.72

20.43 ± 7.78

0.12

0.159

0.232

9-hole out (sec)

9.0 ± 2.45

8.14 ± 1.83

0.40

0.062

8.30 ± 2.87

8.22 ± 2.45

0.03

0.833

0.547

Grip strength (kg)

32.90 ± 8.63

34.75 ± 9.47

0.20

0.105

35.21 ± 11.43

34.60 ± 10.58

0.06

0.494

0.481

JTHFT Picking objects (sec)

12.60 ± 4.03

12.74 ± 3.52

0.04

0.973

12.12 ± 5.37

11.99 ± 4.56

0.03

0.759

0.373

JTHFT Feeding (sec)

16.08 ± 6.25

14.66 ± 4.51

0.26

0.269

16.09 ± 10.07

14.38 ± 6.84

0.20

0.172

0.649

JTHFT Stacking (sec)

4.07 ± 1.23

3.67 ± 1.22

0.32

0.298

3.64 ± 1.47

3.35 ± 1.01

0.23

0.136

0.354

  1. JHTFT Jepsen Taylor hand function test
  2. a and b depict the effects of standard therapy with RSS and standard therapy with sham RSS for all 8 unilateral tests used (N = 23 each). Mean (±SD) raw performance values (dimensions indicated in the left columns) pre- and post-therapy for the affected (a) and not affected (b) arm are shown