Table 2.
Pre- and post-intervention of clinical outcome measures.
| rTMS+MI group | rTMS group | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 21 | n = 21 | ||
| PRIMARY OUTCOMES, MEAN ± SD | |||
| WMFT | |||
| Baseline | 34.86 ± 6.68 | 34.43 ± 10.50 | 0.879 |
| Week 2 | 54.10 ± 8.16###** | 43.62 ± 10.3## | 0.001 |
| Week 4 | 52.90 ± 9.57###** | 42.42 ± 10.14# | 0.002 |
| SECONDARY OUTCOMES, MEAN ± SD | |||
| UE-FMA | |||
| Baseline | 37.19 ± 5.78 | 35.86 ± 7.80 | 0.542 |
| Week 2 | 50.52 ± 6.00###** | 43.33 ± 7.86## | 0.002 |
| Week 4 | 49.24 ± 6.52###** | 42.14 ± 7.81## | 0.003 |
| MBI | |||
| Baseline | 64.81 ± 5.51 | 63.00 ± 9.29 | 0.458 |
| Week 2 | 86.90 ± 5.61###*** | 72.57 ± 8.50## | 0.000 |
| Week 4 | 86.04 ± 6.33###*** | 72.24 ± 9.51## | 0.000 |
| BBT | |||
| Baseline | 5.95 ± 3.70 | 6.05 ± 6.50 | 0.955 |
| Week 2 | 18.42 ± 6.21###** | 12.05 ± 7.66# | 0.006 |
| Week 4 | 17.67 ± 6.31###** | 11.43 ± 7.50# | 0.007 |
p < 0.05 (compared with baseline).
< 0.01 (compared with baseline).
p < 0.01 (compared with rTMS group).
p < 0.001 (compared with baseline).
p < 0.001 (compared with rTMS group).
p-value (rTMS+MI group compared with rTMS group).
WMFT, wolf motor function test; UE-FMA, Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity; MBI, modified Barthel index; BBT: box and block test.