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Table 3 Comparison of outcome scores between the experimental and control group (Intergroup analysis)

From: Effects of virtual reality associated with serious games for upper limb rehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis: randomized controlled trial

Variable

Experimental group

Median (Interquartile range)

Control group

Median (Interquartile range)

Experimental vs. Control group

Pre

Post

Follow up

Pre

Post

Follow up

Pre

p-value

Post

p-value

Follow up

p-value

Jamar More affected

17.00 (20.34)

21.00 (13.33)

17.33 (12.00)

13.00 (11.00)

13.00 (10.33)

13.00 (7.67)

0.259

0.092

0.097

Jamar Less affected

21.33 (16.00)

20.00 (19.67)

18.33 (16.00)

17.00 (11.33)

16.33 (14.50)

15.33 (14.00)

0.982

0.181

0.278

PPT More affected

7.66 (4.33)

9.66 (5.33)

9.00 (4.66)

3.33 (8.83)

3.66 (7.67)

3.66 (10.50)

0.133

0.032*

0.221

PPT Less affected

9.33 (3.33)

10.33 (3.00)

9.66 (3.34)

9.66 (6.33)

10.00 (11.00)

10.00 (11.00)

0.729

0.277

0.746

PPT Both hands

12.66 (5.33)

15.33 (8.00)

14.66 (6.00)

9.33 (12.66)

6.66 (13.67)

7.33 (12.66)

0.071

0.019*

0.067

PPT Assembly

15.66 (5.00)

20.00 (7.33)

16.66 (7.66)

13.33 (18.83)

10.66 (15.83)

14.33 (19.17)

0.332

0.008*

0.460

BBT More affected

40.00 (23.00)

48.00 (14.00)

51.00 (9.00)

26.00 (31.50)

28.00 (30.00)

30.00 (25.00)

0.068

0.036*

0.010*

BBT Less affected

44.00 (18.00)

48.00 (13.00)

52.00 (12.00)

41.00 (27.00)

42.00 (36.00)

48.00 (36.00)

0.356

0.549

0.321

NHPT More affected

35.35 (13.09)

32.03 (19.74)

28.90 (15.21)

60.22 (57.33)

70.15 (76.02)

70.15 (70.19)

0.122

0.069

0.011*

NHPT Less affected

30.62 (16.95)

29.07 (15.23)

28.15 (11.10)

27.50 (24.06)

23.31 (19.27)

25.24 (18.50)

0.278

0.160

0.205

MSIS-29 physical score

62.00 (36.00)

60.00 (22.00)

63.00 (34.00)

55.00 (33.00)

66.00 (31.00)

66.00 (34.00)

0.381

0.475

0.628

MSIS-29 psychological score

57.77 (28.89)

64.44 (20.00)

66.66 (35.56)

46.66 (23.33)

51.11 (16.67)

48.00 (28.28)

0.075

0.127

0.174

FSS

58.73 (37.88)

63.49 (42.86)

58.73 (17.46)

57.14 (26.19)

58.73 (17.47)

58.73 (30.17)

0.729

0.644

0.963

  1. PPT Purdue Pegboard Test; BBT box and block test; NHPT Nine Hole Peg Test. MSIS-29 Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale. FSS Fatigue Severity Scale. Data are expressed as median and interquartile range. *p value < 0.05 using Mann-Whitney test for not related sample