Table 2:
Outcome Measure | Cyproheptadine | Placebo | |||||
Baseline | Intent-to-treat | Paired Sample Statistics | Baseline | Intent-to-treat | Paired Sample Statistics | Session * Group Effect | |
Grip Termination Time (Sec) | 5.48 ± 1.41 | 2.65 ± 1.09 | p<0.001* | 5.63 ± 1.85 | 4.71 ± 1.67 | p=0.371 | p = 0.042* |
CMSA-H Score 2 |
8.63 ± 3.75 | 3.77 ± 3.07 | p=0.023 | 6.57 ± 3.60 | 6.72 ± 3.28 | p=0.932 | p=0.063 |
CMSA-H Score 3 |
4.30 ± 1.15 | 2.23 ± 0.97 | p=0.004 | 4.99 ± 1.96 | 3.37 ± 1.59 | p=0.204 | p=0.741 |
MCP Flexion MVC (Nm) | 2.34 ± 0.4 | 2.31 ± 0.44 | p=0.672 | 1.94 ± 0.64 | 2.12 ± 0.44 | p=0.406 | p = 0.569 |
Residual Grip Strength (Paretic Grip/Non-paretic Grip) | 0.13 ± 0.03 | 0.10 ± 0.03 | p=0.029 | 0.12 ± 0.03 | 0.12 ± 0.03 | p=0.679 | p = 0.234 |
MCP Reflex Torque (Nm) | 0.66 ± 0.14 | 0.31 ± 0.06 | p=0.190 | 0.88 ± 0.18 | 0.80 ± 0.19 | p=0.187 | p = 0.600 |
FDS Coactivation during Extension (%) | 0.31 ± 0.06 | 0.24 ± 0.05 | p=0.050 | 0.30 ± 0.07 | 0.24 ± 0.05 | p=0.115 | p = 0.530 |
ESS (score) | 5.5 ± 1.0 | 5.74 ± 1.41 | p=0.824 | 7.6 ± 1.39 | 5.27 ± 1.47 | p<0.001* | p = 0.002* |
BDI-II (score) | 7.45 ± 2.05 | 6.36 ± 1.81 | p=0.249 | 7.67 ± 1.97 | 4.72 ± 1.46 | p<0.001 | p = 0.441 |
Asterisk in the Session * Group Effect column indicates a significant effect of the interaction. Paired sample statistics are marked as significant if p<0.05 and the Session * Group interaction was also significant.