Skip to main content

Table 2 Primary outcome measures at week 0, week 6 and week 12 for the 13 subjects that were retained for data analysis (mean ± std), and p-values of the statistical analysis (Friedman tests with 0.025 significance level and post-hoc Wilcoxon tests with 0.05 significance level).

From: Effects of a robot-assisted training of grasp and pronation/supination in chronic stroke: a pilot study

Primary outcome measures

week 0

week 6

week 12

Friedman test

Wilcoxon test 0-6

Wilcoxon test 0-12

Fugl-Meyer total (normal = 66)

32.15 ± 11.31

35.15 ± 12.05

37.00 ± 11.21

0.001

0.009

0.005

Subportion wrist/hand (normal = 24)

8.23 ± 4.38

9.15 ± 4.74

10.23 ± 5.40

0.002

0.018

0.009

Subportion shoulder/elbow (normal = 42)

23.92 ± 8.54

26.00 ± 8.81

26.77 ± 7.56

0.042

n.a.

n.a.

Motricity Index (normal = 100)

50.62 ± 15.41

55.16 ± 17.99

57.46 ± 16.26

0.001

0.025

0.003

Subportion hand/fingers (normal = 33)

12.46 ± 16.25

13.54 ± 10.84

14.69 ± 11.33

0.551

n.a.

n.a.

Subportion shoulder/elbow (normal = 66)

37.15 ± 9.94

40.62 ± 11.74

41.38 ± 11.16

0.002

0.027

0.011