Table 5.

Change in the Disability Assessment Scale (DAS) scores for total and each item (PPS).

	Visits	Liztox® Group			Botox® Group			p-Value
		n	Mean ± SD	Median [Min, Max]	n	Mean ± SD	Median [Min, Max]
Total
	4 weeks	84	−1.19 ± 0.67	−1.00 [−2.00, 1.00]	82	−1.13 ± 0.72	−1.00 [−2.00, 0.00]	0.6045
	8 weeks	82	−1.12 ± 0.69	−1.00 [−2.00, 1.00]	79	−1.09 ± 0.72	−1.00 [−2.00, 1.00]	0.6881
	12 weeks	81	−1.14 ± 0.68	−1.00 [−3.00, 1.00]	80	−0.85 ± 0.60	−1.00 [−2.00, 1.00]	0.0047 *
Hand hygiene
	4 weeks	18	−1.39 ± 0.50	−1.00 [−2.00, 1.00]	17	−1.24 ± 0.66	−1.00 [−2.00, 0.00]	0.5454
	8 weeks	18	−1.39 ± 0.61	−1.00 [−2.00, 0.00]	17	−1.12 ± 0.70	−1.00 [−2.00, 0.00]	0.2486
	12 weeks	18	−1.39 ± 0.61	−1.00 [−3.00, −1.00]	17	−0.76 ± 0.56	−1.00 [−2.00, 0.00]	0.0048 *
Dressing
	4 weeks	2	−1.50 ± 0.71	−1.50 [−2.00, −1.00]	3	−0.67 ± 1.15	0.00 [−2.00, 0.00]	0.5428
	8 weeks	2	−1.50 ± 0.71	−1.50 [−2.00, −1.00]	3	−0.67 ± 1.15	0.00 [−2.00, 0.00]	0.5428
	12 weeks	2	−1.00 ± 1.41	−1.00 [−2.00, 0.00]	2	−1.00 ± 1.41	−1.00 [−2.00, 0.00]	1.0000
Limb position
	4 weeks	61	−1.16 ± 0.69	−1.00 [−2.00, 1.00]	58	−1.16 ± 0.72	−1.00 [−2.00, 0.00]	0.9348
	8 weeks	59	−1.05 ± 0.71	−1.00 [−2.00, 1.00]	56	−1.13 ± 0.72	−1.00 [−2.00, 1.00]	0.6246
	12 weeks	58	−1.05 ± 0.69	−1.00 [−2.00, 1.00]	57	−0.88 ± 0.60	−1.00 [−2.00, 1.00]	0.1289
Pain
	4 weeks	3	−0.33 ± 0.58	0.00 [−1.00, 0.00]	4	−0.75 ± 0.50	−1.00 [−1.00, 0.00]	0.4142
	8 weeks	3	−0.67 ± 0.58	−1.00 [−1.00, 0.00]	3	−0.67 ± 0.58	−1.00 [−1.00, 0.00]	1.0000
	12 weeks	3	−1.33 ± 0.58	−1.00 [−2.00, −1.00]	4	−0.75 ± 0.50	−1.00 [−1.00, 0.00]	0.2703

Change = week 4, 8, 12—baseline. p-value for comparisons between treatment groups: Wilcoxon rank sum test. * The level of significance was set at p < 0.05