Table 2.
Objectively and subjectively assessed muscle strength.
| REAL | (n = 10) | SHAM | (n = 9) | p-Values | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Baseline | Post | Mean change, % (95% CI) | Baseline | Post | Mean change, % (95% CI) |
Treatment | Treatment × Time | Time | Effect size (Cohen’s d) |
| Total leg (Nm) | 302.0 ± 114.8 | 365.5 ± 116.9 | 29.4 (7.4;51.3) | 379.8 ± 157.4 | 416.7 ± 154.8 | 12.5 (−7.9;32.9) | 0.16 | 0.77 | 0.28 | 0.40 |
| Knee extension (Nm) | 224.0 ± 92.3 | 262.1 ± 82.3 | 28.1 (3.8;52.4) | 287.3 ± 142.5 | 306.0 ± 134.3 | 10.9 (−9.7;31.5) | 0.17 | 0.80 | 0.46 | 0.34 |
| Knee flexion (Nm) | 78.1 ± 47.7 | 103.4 ± 61.6 | 39.8 (16.4;63.1) | 92.5 ± 50.3 | 110.7 ± 55.4 | 22.6 (0.9;44.4) | 0.55 | 0.84 | 0.24 | 0.29 |
| Admission | Discharge | Change | Admission | Discharge | Change | Within-group REAL | Within-group SHAM | Between group | ||
| Lower Extremity Motor Score | 28 [17;40] | 40.5 [33;48] | 12.5 | 42 [27;46] | 39 [28.5;36.5] | −3 | <0.01a | 0.22a | <0.02b |
Data are presented as means ± SD or medians [IQR 25%;75%] unless specified otherwise.
aWilcoxon’s signed-rank test.
bMann–Whitney U-test.