Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects by treatment group—ITT population.
| Random group |
Total (N = 119) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (N = 58) | Control (N = 61) | ||
| Age (years) | 67 (58–74) | 68 (59–75) | 67 (58–75) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 38 (66%) | 37 (61%) | 75 (63%) |
| Female | 20 (34%) | 24 (39%) | 44 (37%) |
| Time between stroke and BL (days) | 21 (10–30) | 19 (9–27) | 20 (10–28) |
| Type of stroke | |||
| Cortical | 19 (33%) | 22 (36%) | 41 (34%) |
| Subcortical | 39 (67%) | 39 (64%) | 78 (66%) |
| Lesion side | |||
| Left | 31 (53%) | 24 (39%) | 55 (46%) |
| Right | 27 (47%) | 37 (61%) | 64 (54%) |
| Mini mental status test | 29 (26–30)a | 29 (28–30)a | 29 (27–30)b |
| UEFMA | 36 (28–45) | 39 (30–50)c | 39 (29–47)c |
| NIHSS | 4.1 (1.7) | 3.6 (2.2) | 3.8 (2.0) |
| Barthel Index | 63.6 (22.6)d | 68.8 (25.2) | 66.3 (24.0) |
| Intravenous thrombolysis | |||
| Yes | 17/58 (29%) | 18/60 (30%) | 35 (30%) |
| No | 41/58 (71%) | 42/60 (70%) | 83 (70%) |
| Edinburgh | |||
| Ambidextrous | 11/54 (20%) | 13/56 (23%) | 24/110 (22%) |
| Left handed | 1/54 (2%) | 0/56 (0%) | 1/110 (1%) |
| Right handed | 42/54 (78%) | 43/56 (77%) | 85/110 (77%) |
| Risk factors | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | 9 (16%) | 16 (26%) | 25 (21%) |
| Arterial hypertension | 42 (72%) | 49 (80%) | 91 (77%) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 26/58 (45%) | 30/59 (51%) | 56/117 (48%) |
| Nicotine | 14 (24%) | 16 (26%) | 30 (25%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 6/58 (10%) | 6/60 (10%) | 12/118 (10%) |
Data are n (%), median (IQR), mean (SD), or n/N (%).
BL = baseline; UEFMA = Upper-Extremity-Fugl-Meyer-Assessment; NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.
a
Data is missing for five patients.
b
Data is missing for ten patients.
c
Data is missing for two patients.
d
Data is missing for one patient.