Table 1.
Clinical information on persons with multiple sclerosis
| ID | Time | Side | Age | Sex | MS type | Chronicity | Interv. | EDSS | ARAT | BBT | NHPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yrs | yrs | 0–10 | 0–57 | 1/min | s | ||||||
| 01 | Pre | Left | 52 | F | RR | 29 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 22 | 45.25 |
| 01 | Post | Left | 52 | F | RR | 29 | 1 | – | 49 | 33 | 41.14 |
| 01 | Pre | Right | 52 | F | RR | 29 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 24.75 |
| 01 | Post | Right | 52 | F | RR | 29 | 1 | – | 56 | 47 | 23.43 |
| 02 | Pre | Right | 69 | M | PP | 19 | 1 | 7.5 | 44 | 20 | 140.27 |
| 02 | Post | Right | 69 | M | PP | 19 | 1 | – | 41 | 26 | 216.4 |
| 03 | Pre | Left | 25 | F | RR | 6 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 45 | 29.35 |
| 03 | Post | Left | 25 | F | RR | 6 | 2 | – | 57 | 57 | 23.78 |
| 03 | Pre | Right | 25 | F | RR | 6 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 43 | 29.62 |
| 03 | Post | Right | 25 | F | RR | 6 | 2 | – | 55 | 52 | 23.81 |
| 04 | Pre | Left | 42 | F | RR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 39 | 27.81 |
| 04 | Post | Left | 42 | F | RR | 1 | 1 | – | 56 | 57 | 23.52 |
| 04 | Pre | Right | 42 | F | RR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 40 | 20.48 |
| 04 | Post | Right | 42 | F | RR | 1 | 1 | – | 55 | 65 | 20.92 |
| 05 | Pre | Left | 56 | F | SP | 10 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 33.72 |
| 05 | Post | Left | 56 | F | SP | 10 | 2 | – | 54 | 44 | 35.3 |
| 05 | Pre | Right | 56 | F | SP | 10 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 89.79 |
| 05 | Post | Right | 56 | F | SP | 10 | 2 | – | 40 | 28 | 70.24 |
| 06 | Pre | Left | 65 | M | SP | 19 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 34 | 39.9 |
| 06 | Post | Left | 65 | M | SP | 19 | 2 | – | 54 | 34 | 44.13 |
| 07 | Pre | Left | 63 | F | RR | 8 | 2 | 4.5 | 57 | 60 | 20.84 |
| 07 | Post | Left | 63 | F | RR | 8 | 2 | – | 57 | 49 | 22.28 |
| 07 | Pre | Right | 63 | F | RR | 8 | 2 | 4.5 | 54 | 47 | 35.04 |
| 07 | Post | Right | 63 | F | RR | 8 | 2 | – | 55 | 45 | 27.3 |
| 08 | Pre | Left | 76 | F | RR | 38 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 42 | 27.01 |
| 08 | Post | Left | 76 | F | RR | 38 | 1 | – | 54 | 56 | 24.61 |
| 08 | Pre | Right | 76 | F | RR | 38 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 43 | 34.46 |
| 08 | Post | Right | 76 | F | RR | 38 | 1 | – | 54 | 49 | 23.46 |
| 09 | Pre | Left | 60 | M | PP | 21 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 44 | 31.48 |
| 09 | Post | Left | 60 | M | PP | 21 | 1 | – | 54 | 49 | 35.66 |
| 09 | Pre | Right | 60 | M | PP | 21 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 51 | 25.29 |
| 09 | Post | Right | 60 | M | PP | 21 | 1 | – | 55 | 48 | 41.93 |
| 10 | Pre | Left | 46 | M | PP | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 55 | 32 | 30.58 |
| 10 | Post | Left | 46 | M | PP | 11 | 2 | – | 56 | 43 | 39.08 |
| 10 | Pre | Right | 46 | M | PP | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 56 | 35 | 23.23 |
| 10 | Post | Right | 46 | M | PP | 11 | 2 | – | 56 | 53 | 20.83 |
| 11 | Pre | Left | 70 | F | RR | 37 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 45 | 29.86 |
| 11 | Post | Left | 70 | F | RR | 37 | 3 | – | 55 | 39 | 35.28 |
| 11 | Pre | Right | 70 | F | RR | 37 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 42 | 53.21 |
| 11 | Post | Right | 70 | F | RR | 37 | 3 | – | 52 | 41 | 46.19 |
Subject 2 was defined as a unexpected non-responder, as he had the strongest activity limitations at admission, but did not respond positively to neurorehabilitation. ID: participant identifier. F: female. M: male. Intervention (interv.) group: task-oriented high intensity (1), task-oriented low intensity (2), control (3). RR: relapse remitting. PP: primary progressive. SP: secondary progressive. EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale. NHPT: Nine Hole Peg Test. BBT: Box and Block Test. ARAT: Action Research Arm Test. VPIT: Virtual Peg Insertion Test