Table 2.
Measure | Time/comparison | N | Estimate (baseline/change from baseline)# | 95% CI | p-value |
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Primary outcome | |||||
MVICT (Kg) | Baseline | 13 | 6.75 | 4.3, 9.19 | |
2 months—baseline | 13 | 0.36 | −0.2, 0.92 | 0.2051 | |
6 months—baseline | 13 | 0.29 | −0.27, 0.85 | 0.3057 | |
10 months—baseline | 13 | 0.52 | −0.04, 1.08 | 0.0672 | |
14 months—baseline | 9 | 0.2 | −0.43, 0.84 | 0.5222 | |
Functional scales | |||||
HFMSE | Baseline | 13 | 45.85 | 40.41, 51.28 | |
2 months—baseline | 13 | 2.77 | 0.84, 4.69 | 0.0058 | |
6 months—baseline | 13 | 2.46 | 0.54, 4.39 | 0.0134 | |
10 months—baseline | 13 | 2.08 | 0.15, 4.00 | 0.0351 | |
14 months—baseline | 10 | 2.6 | 0.5, 4.69 | 0.0165 | |
SMA-FRS | Baseline | 13 | 31.23 | 29.47, 32.99 | |
2 months—baseline | 13 | 1.69 | 0.42, 2.96 | 0.0102 | |
6 months—aseline | 13 | 1.77 | 0.5, 3.04 | 0.0074 | |
10 months—baseline | 13 | 1.23 | −0.04, 2.50 | 0.0575 | |
14 months—baseline | 11 | 1.57 | 0.23, 2.92 | 0.0224 | |
Physical function | |||||
Six minute walk test (meters) | Baseline | 11 | 262.88 | 171.42, 354.35 | |
2 months—baseline | 13 | 19.49 | 2.91, 36.07 | 0.0223 | |
6 months—baseline | 13 | 25.27 | 8.69, 41.85 | 0.0037 | |
10 months—baseline | 13 | 19.19 | 2.61, 35.77 | 0.0243 | |
14 months—baseline | 10 | 15.88 | −2.16, 33.92 | 0.0829 | |
Forced vital capacity (liters) | Baseline | 13 | 4.07 | 3.38, 4.77 | |
2 months—baseline | 13 | 0.07 | −0.04, 0.18 | 0.2206 | |
6 months—baseline | 13 | 0.16 | 0.04, 0.27 | 0.0081 | |
10 months—baseline | 13 | 0.12 | 0.01, 0.24 | 0.0332 | |
14 months—baseline | 10 | 0.17 | 0.05, 0.3 | 0.0072 | |
Electrophysiological measures of motor unit connectivity | |||||
Compound muscle action potential amplitude (millivolts) | Baseline | 13 | 8.42 | 7.16, 9.68 | |
2 months—baseline | 13 | 0.08 | −0.22, 0.39 | 0.5766 | |
6 months—baseline | 13 | 0.35 | 0.05, 0.66 | 0.0231 | |
10 months—baseline | 13 | 0.41 | 0.10, 0.71 | 0.0095 | |
14 months—baseline | 10 | 0.47 | 0.14, 0.80 | 0.0060 | |
Average single motor unit potential amplitude (microvolts) | Baseline | 11 | 80.83 | 71.14, 90.51 | |
2 months—baseline | 13 | 5.13 | 0.35, 9.91 | 0.0359 | |
6 months—baseline | 13 | 3.76 | −1.02, 8.55 | 0.1196 | |
10 months—baseline | 13 | 6.69 | 1.91, 11.47 | 0.0072 | |
14 months—baseline | 10 | 8.93 | 3.73, 14.13 | 0.0012 | |
Motor unit number estimation | Baseline | 11 | 106.17 | 88.14, 124.21 | |
2 months—baseline | 13 | −2.17 | −7.83, 3.48 | 0.4419 | |
6 months—baseline | 13 | −1.64 | −7.29, 4.01 | 0.5623 | |
10 months—baseline | 13 | −2.48 | −8.13, 3.17 | 0.3806 | |
14 months—baseline | 10 | −5.22 | −11.37, 0.93 | 0.0940 |
Positive values indicate increase compared to baseline, and negative values indicate decrease from baseline at each time point (2, 6, 10, and 14 months).