Table 3.
Within and between-group comparisons for measures of motor impairment and capacity at baseline, postintervention, and follow-up evaluations.
| TEST |
Within group real-rTMS Mean age = 70 |
Within group sham-rTMS Mean age = 60 |
Between group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post- | FU | Post- | FU | Postintervention | FU | |
| ES (95% CI) | ES (95% CI) | ES (95% CI) | ES (95% CI) | ES (95% CI) | ES (95% CI) | |
| BBT affected | 0.49* (−0.08–1.06) | 0.05 (−0.72–0.8) | 0.98* (0.28–1.69) | 0.37* (0.08–0.66) | 0.00 (−0.51–0.51) | 0.02 (−0.76–0.81) |
| Grip strength | 0.15 (−0.24–0.53) | 0.24 (−0.16–0.61) | −0.10 (−0.23–0.03) | −0.30 (−0.61–0.01) | −0.09 (−0.48−0.29) | −0.18 (−0.59–0.22) |
| Pinch strength | 0.51* (0.09–0.94) | 0.66* (0.13–1.19) | 0.54* (0.12–0.97) | 0.05 (−0.17–0.27) | −0.01 (−0.28–0.26) | −0.23 (−0.52–0.07) |
| SIS | 0.78* (0.08–1.49) | −0.06 (−0.48–0.36) | 0.93* (0.26–1.60) | 0.15 (−0.11–0.41) | −0.38 (−1.00–0.24) | 0.08 (−0.40–0.56) |
| SIS participation | 0.08 (−0.23–0.38) | −0.05 (−1.25–1.15) | 0.71* (0.07–1.36) | 0.38* (−0.06–0.82) | 0.35 (−0.22–0.93) | 0.22 (−1.03–1.47) |
| WMFT functional | 1.18* (0.23–2.14) | 0.93* (0.17–1.69) | 1.63* (0.50–2.76) | 1.06* (0.30–1.81) | 0.13 (−0.20–0.47) | 0.34 (−0.13–0.80) |
| WMFT time | −0.72 (−1.33–0.12) | 0.41 (0.05–0.77) | 0.00 (−1.09–1.09) | −0.41 (−1.55–0.70) | 0.24 (−0.88–1.36) | −0.82 (−2.01–0.37) |
| MAL quality | −0.30 (−0.96–0.35) | 0.02 (−0.86–0.91) | 1.20* (0.30–2.10) | 1.46* (0.41–2.51) | 0.67 (−0.11–1.45) | 0.46 (−0.52–1.45) |
FU: followup. ES: effect size. SD: standard deviation. BBT: Box and Blocks Test. SIS: Stroke Impact Scale. WMFT: Wolf Motor Function Test. MAL: Motor Activity Log.
*Indicates statistically significant ES.