Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the study subjects (target and control group)

Patients’ characteristics	Target group (n = 5)	Control group (n = 8)	Baseline comparison (P value)
Age, mean (SD)	70 (7.8)	74.3 (9.4)	0.408
Gender, women, N (%)	2 (40)	5 (62.5)	0.413
Hemorrhages, N (%)	0 (0)	2 (25)	0.359
Affected side, right, N (%)	3 (60)	3 (37.5)	0.413
Functional state, mean (SD)
Barthel Index	13 (10.95)	11.43 (13.13)	0.648
Berg Balance Scale	2.6 (0.89)	6.25 (5)	0.064
CNS	7 (1.15)	7.57 (1.33)	0.565
TCT	46.6 (10.06)	44.63 (20.77)	0.848
FAC	0.2 (0.44)	0.13 (0.35)	0.726

CNS, Canadian Neurological Scale; FAC, Massachusetts General Hospital Functional Ambulation Classification; TCT, Trunk Control Test.

Statistically significant at p < 0.05.