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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 27.
Published in final edited form as: Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2012 Jan 24;26(5):507–514. doi: 10.1177/1545968311425048

Table 4.

Comparison Between CIMT-Induced Improvement for Spontaneous Arm Use and the MDC90 Values Measured by the AAUT and the MAL (Mean ± Standard Error) Immediately After CIMT

Pre-CIMT Post-CIMT Δ Original MDC90 If Δ > MDC90 Number ≥ MDC90
Sample, n 106 95 95 — — 95
AAUTa, % 39.4 ± 2.6 49.2 ± 2.9 9.8 24.2 No 18
AAUTq (0–5) 1.00 ± 0.08 1.34 ± 0.97 0.34 0.72 No 18
Sample, n 105 98 98 — — 98
MALa (0–5) 1.36 ± 0.09 2.52 ± 0.10 1.15 0.84 Yes 66
MALq (0–5) 1.44 ± 0.09 2.48 ± 0.10 1.04 0.77 Yes 62

Abbreviations: CIMT, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy; AAUTa, amount of use of the Actual Amount of Use Test; AAUTq, quality of movement of the Actual Amount of Use Test; MALa, amount of use of the Motor Activity Log; MALq, quality of movement of the Motor Activity Log; Δ, difference between post-CIMT and pre-CIMT; MDC90, minimal detectable change at 90% of confidence.