Table 3.
Functional Outcomes By The Two Intervention Groups (Mean ± SD), And Comparison Between Days In Each Group (Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test; P Value) And Between Groups (Wilcoxon Scores; Rank Sum; P-Value)
| Outcome measures | Sham TENS (n=18) | p value | Active TENS (n=23) | p value | Between group p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAC | |||||
| Day 1 | 2.06±0.24 | – | 2.1±0.45* | – | 1.00 |
| Day 2 | 2.17±0.38 | – | 2.35±0.57 | – | 0.3 |
| Day 3 | 2.56±0.62 | – | 2.91±0.67 | – | 0.09 |
| Day 4 | 3.06±0.54 | – | 3.61±0.58 | – | 0.003 |
| Day 5 | 3.22±0.65 | – | 3.78±0.52 | – | 0.002 |
| Day 2–Day 5 | 1.06±0.54 | <0.0001 | 1.43±0.66 | <0.0001 | 0.04 |
| 5XSTS | 40.51±13.87 | – | 38.38±14.40 | – | 0.51 |
| Day 5 | |||||
| 2MWT | 6.83±3.59 | – | 9.36±3.82 | – | 0.02 |
| Day 5 |
Notes: *N=20; Statistical significance P < 0.05.
Abbreviations: FAC, functional ambulation classification; 5XSTS, five times sit to stand test; 2MWT, two minutes walk test.