Table 1.
Demographic & Baseline Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Chronic Aphasia (NORTHSTAR-CA) Per Intervention Group.
| Sham | rTMS | Between-group comparison (P-value of t-tests or median tests, where appropriate) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 14 | 14 | |
| Male; Female | 9; 5 | 10; 4 | |
| English; French | 4; 10 | 5; 9 | |
| Lesion in Broca’s complex, N (% participants) | 13 (93%) | 13 (93%) | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 66 (9) | 65 (11) | .761 |
| Months post-stroke at recruitment, median (IQR) | 33 (84) | 33 (82) | 1.000 |
| Naming (BNT total correct Z-score), mean (SD) | −7.34 (3.77) | −6.34 (3.14) | .449 |
| Verbal fluency (SF1min Z-score), median (IQR) | −2.54 (2.47) | −2.44 (2.30) | 1.000 |
| Comprehension (TT Z-score), mean (SD) | −9.65 (5.36) | −8.14 (3.88) | .400 |
| UnAS (0-100), mean (SD) | 21.7 (18.8) | 34.9 (27.0) | .145 |
Means (and standard deviations) or medians (and interquartile ranges) are displayed according to the normality of the data distribution.
BNT: Boston Naming Test; SF1min: semantic fluency test (animals in 1 minute); TT: 36-item Token Test; UnAS: unified aphasia score.