Table 3.

FMA-U score at 4 and 12 weeks after first intervention.

FMA-U	taVNS group	Within-group (P value)	Sham-taVNS group	Within-group (P value)	Between-group (P value)
Baseline	17.50 ± 4.91		16.82 ± 3.89
4 w	24.90 ± 4.43	≤0.001	20.18 ± 3.22	≤0.001
12 w	25.50 ± 4.74	≤0.001	21.00 ± 3.82	0.008
Baseline to 4 w	7.70 ± 1.49		3.36 ± 1.75		≤0.001
Baseline to 12 w	7.40 ± 1.78		4.18 ± 4.24		0.038

Data expressed as mean ± SD. FMA-U: upper limb Fugl-Meyer assessment; w: week.