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Published in final edited form as: Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2012 Jan 24;26(5):507–514. doi: 10.1177/1545968311425048

Table 5.

Comparison Between CIMT-Induced Improvement for Spontaneous Arm Use and the MDC₉₀ Values Measured by the AAUT and the MAL (Mean ± Standard Error) at 1-Year Follow-Up

	Pre-CIMT	1-Year Follow-Up	Δ	Original MDC₉₀	If Δ > MDC₉₀	Number ≥ MDC₉₀
Sample, n	106	80	80	—	—	80
AAUTa, %	39.4 ± 2.6	48.7 ± 3.0	9.3	24.2	No	13
AAUTq (0–5)	1.00 ± 0.08	1.49 ± 0.11	0.49	0.72	No	25
Sample, n	105	80	80	—	—	80
MALa (0–5)	1.36 ± 0.09	2.52 ± 0.12	1.15	0.84	Yes	51
MALq (0–5)	1.44 ± 0.09	2.64 ± 0.12	1.2	0.77	Yes	56

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 1-year follow-up and pre-CIMT; MDC₉₀, minimal detectable change at 90% of confidence.