Table 1.

Patient’s characteristics at baseline (n=18)

Characteristics	EG n (%)	CG	p-values
Subjects	12 (52 %)	11 (48 %)
Dropouts	3 (13 %)	2 (9 %)
Compliants	9 (39 %)	9 (39 %)
Gender			.578
Female	2 (11 %)	1 (6 %)
Male	7 (39 %)	8 (44 %)
Etiology			1.000
Hemorrhagic	1 (6 %)	3 (17 %)
Ischemic	8 (44 %)	6 (33 %)
Lesion side			1.000
Right	5 (28 %)	4 (22 %)
Left	4 (22 %)	5 (28 %)
Mean (SD) - Median
[25th–75th percentiles]
Age, years	63.40 (9.40) – 63	54.80 (12.00) – 57	.154
	[57.80–68.50]	[50.80–63.30]
Days	1298.44 (1968.48) – 400	1387.33 (1455.12) – 735	.232
poststroke	[269.25–1373.00]	[493.50 – 1826.00]
Clinical scales
Total UE-FM	32.33 (16.09) – 38	36.89 (12.29) – 40	.651
	[25.50–40.75]	[50.80–63.30]
UE-FM-Proximal	17.00 (7.40) – 17	18.89 (6.01) – 19	.88
	[12.50–21.50]	[16.88–21.13]
UE-FM-Wrist	5.78 (3.60) – 8	4.78 (3.31) – 5	.49
	[5.75–10.25]	[2.25–7.75]
UE-FM-Hand	7.44 (4.69) – 8	11.44 (4.72) – 12	.15
	[4.63–11.38]	[8.50–15.50]
UE-FM-	2.56 (1.67) – 3	2.78 (1.30) – 3	.99
Coordination	[1.75–4.25]	[2.00–4.00]
CAHAI	32.56 (14.47) – 36	36.89 (12.29) – 40	.475
	[25.50–42.25]	[16.00–45.00]
BI	85.33 (10.82) – 88	90.56 (7.32) – 90	.445
	[80.00–91.00]	[84.00–96.25]
Hamilton	14.44 (9.61) – 8	12.44 (9.10) – 10	.649
	[6.75–24.75]	[5.50–19.50]

Statistical test used for p-value: Wilcoxon rank-sum test