Table 1.
Baseline participant characteristics.
| Characteristics | HABIT + T (n = 10) | HABIT (n = 9) | Control group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (SD), years, months | 8.9 (2.6) | 8 (1.1) | 8.2 (2.3) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Female | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Paretic hand | |||
| Right | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Left | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| MACS | |||
| I | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| II | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| III | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Baseline tactile discrimination threshold, mean (SD), mm | 4.23 (0.58) | 4.35 (0.42) | 4.11 (0.70) |
| Baseline stereognosis, mean (SD), n | 6.5 (3.63) | 5.22 (3.08) | 4.4 (3.75) |
| Baseline TPD-thumb, mean (SD), mm | 8.9 (5.36) | 9.22 (5.41) | NA |
| Baseline SWM, mean (SD) | 6.3 (2.5) | 5.78 (2.74) | NA |
| Baseline JTTHF, mean (SD),s | 368.06 (280.42) | 389.52 (308.25) | 364.69 (305.60) |
| Lesion type | |||
| CM | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PV | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| C/SC | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Unavailable | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Abbreviations: HABIT, hand–arm bimanual intensive therapy; HABIT + T, HABIT with additional tactile training, SD, standard deviation; MACS, manual ability classification system; TPD, two-point discrimination, SWM, Semmes-Weinstein monofilament; JTTHF, Jabsen–Taylor test of hand function, CM, cortical malformation; PV, periventricular injury; C/SC, cortical/subcortical lesion.