Table 4.
Descriptive statistics for the change in score from pre-test to post-test for neurophysiologic outcome measures (Healthy Adults and SCI participants). There were no significant between-condition differences, and effect sizes were small for all outcome measures assessed.
| Outcome Measure | rTMS+RTP | Sham-rTMS+RTP | Between-condition difference (Paired t-test) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difference scores | Effect size | Difference scores | Effect size | ||||
| Mean±SD | (95%CI) | Mean±SD | (95%CI) | ||||
| SCI Group | 0.02±0.03 | (-0.09,0.13) | 0.11 | 0.01±0.19 | (-0.12,0.14) | 0.05 | 0.9 |
| Resting Motor Threshold (%MSO) | |||||||
| Active Motor Threshold (%MSO) | -0.04±0.09 | (-0.1,0.02) | 0.40 | -0.04±0.1 | (-0.1,0.04) | 0.34 | 0.9 |
| AUC | 0.4±0.9 | (-0.1,1.1) | 0.48 | 0.4±1.5 | (-0.6,1.4) | 0.26 | 0.9 |
| Comparison Group | -0.002±0.1 | (-0.1,0.09) | 0.01 | -0.02±0.1 | (-0.1,0.05) | 0.20 | 0.6 |
| Resting Motor Threshold (%MSO) | |||||||
| Active Motor Threshold (%MSO) | 0.01±0.05 | (-0.02,0.4) | 0.11 | 0.03±0.1 | (-0.1,0.05) | 0.26 | 0.5 |
| (AUC) | -1.1±3.8 | (-3.8,1.6) | 0.28 | -0.2±1.3 | (-1.2,3.5) | 0.21 | 0.5 |
SCI=spinal cord injury; MSO=maximum stimulator output of TMS device (2Tesla); AUC=area under the curve of input-output curves acquired with transcranial magnetic stimulation