Feasibility of a randomized controlled trial of functional strength training for people between six months and five years after stroke: FeSTivaLS trial

Table 5 Outcome scores over time for both groups

		Outcome						Follow-up
		FST-UL (n = 24)		FST-LL (n = 25)		Effect size for difference between groups	P-value⁺	FST-UL (n = 23)		FST-LL (n = 21)		Effect size	P-value
		N	Mean (SD)/N (%)	N	Mean (SD)/N (%)			N	Mean (SD)/N (%)	N	Mean (SD)/N (%)
Primary outcomes
ARAT		24	22.9 (14.2)	19	14.2 (14.0)	-5.06 (-9.93,-0.18)^*	0.042	23	21.0 (14.9)	20	15.6 (14.2)	-5.91 (-10.85,-0.97)^*	0.019
FAC		24		20				23		21
	0		3 (12.5)		1 (5.0)	0.73 (0.18,2.89)^#	0.654		4 (17.4)		2 (9.5)	0.94 (0.24,3.69)^#	0.925
	1		2 (8.3)		6 (30.0)				3 (13.0)		5 (23.8)
	2		5 (20.8)		4 (20.0)				4 (17.4)		4 (19.1)
	3		1 (4.2)		0 (0.0)				0 (0.0)		2 (9.5)
	4		13 (54.2)		9 (45.0)				12 (52.2)		8 (38.1)
Secondary outcomes
MRMI^*		19	26.5 (4.7)	19	26.4 (2.0)	-3.2 (-10.0,3.7)^*	0.367	18	27.3 (3.1)	20	26.5 (3.9)	0.49 (-4.75,5.72)^*	0.856
TUG - time (secs)¹		20	26.1 (17.1)	19	47.1 (35.0)	1.61 (1.01,2.59)⁺	0.047	19	37.1 (30.3)	18	39.8 (28.3)	0.93 (0.72,1.21)^§	0.592
TUG - ability to complete ²		24	20 (82.6)	20	19 (90.5)	5.35 (0.49,58.21)	0.169	23	19 (82.6)	20	17 (85.0)	1.53 (0.25,9.35)	0.648
9HPT - ability to complete²		24	1 (4.2)	17	0 (0.00)	NA	1.000³	23	1 (4.4)	0	0(0.00)	NA	1.000³

⁺ P-value for difference between treatment groups; *mean difference in rank; ^#common odds ratio for a one unit increase; ^§ratio of means;; ¹the average of those times taken to complete the task; ²the ability to complete the task at least once; ³based on Fisher’s exact test ignoring factors used in minimization. 9HPT = Nine Hole Peg Test; ARAT = Action Research Arm Test; FAC = Functional Ambulation Categories; FST-LL = Functional Strength Training - Lower Limb; FST-UL = Functional Strength Training - Upper Limb; MRMI = Modified Rivermead Mobility Index; TUG = Time Up and Go Test;

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