Table 2.
Allocated impairment-specific exercise package | Not allocated impairment-specific exercise package | Coefficient (95 % CI)a | p-value | |
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Stretching exercises | ||||
n = 28 | n = 30 | |||
Knee flexion range of motion (degrees): mean (SD) | ||||
Baseline | 113.4 (10.6) | 132.6 (7.1) | ||
6 weeks | 119.4 (9.3) | 131.9 (7.1) | 2.06 (−1.36, 5.48) | 0.232 |
12 weeks | 123.1 (8.5) | 131.2 (6.3) | 2.12 (−2.28, 6.51) | 0.338 |
Strengthening exercises | ||||
n = 13 | n = 45 | |||
Quadriceps isometric strength (KgF): mean (SD) | ||||
Baseline | 12.7 (8.9) | 18.9 (8.9) | ||
6 weeks | 17.1 (8.1) | 20.5 (8.8) | 0.02 (−4.15, 4.20)b | 0.992 |
12 weeks | 21.9 (6.1) | 20.6 (8.4) | 3.94 (0.12, 7.77)b | 0.043 |
Balance retraining exercises | ||||
n = 41 | n = 17 | |||
Single-leg standing balance time (seconds): median (IQR) | ||||
Baseline | 3.0 (3.5) | 14.5 (14.5) | ||
6 weeks | 5.0 (15.0) | 17.5 (13.0) | −1.6 (−8.4, 5.1) | 0.633 |
12 weeks | 9.0 (23.3) | 21.5 (17.3) | −1.5 (−9.3, 6.4) | 0.713 |
aValues are coefficients (95 % confidence intervals) from linear regression models of allocated impairment-specific exercise package vs. not allocated impairment-specific exercise package for primary outcomes at 6 weeks and 12 weeks, adjusted for baseline score, age, gender, and concurrent allocation to other impairment-specific exercise packages
bCoefficients additional adjusted for body mass index