Virtual reality for the rehabilitation of the upper limb motor function after stroke: a prospective controlled trial

Table 3 Effect of therapies on Functional Independence Measure scale

			ULC therapy			RFVE therapy
		n	Before	After	n	Before	After
Overall		113	95.0 ± 21.4	101.9 ± 19.1*	263	103.2 ± 20.7	110.8 ± 16.4*
Motor impairment	F-M UE score ≤ 20	19	84.2 ± 26.2	89.3 ± 24.2*	35	92.8 ± 20.7	101.2 ± 17.9*
	21 ≤ F-M UE score ≤ 40	29	94.0 ± 15.5	102.0 ± 15.9*	72	100.4 ± 24.0	108.0 ± 19.0*
	F-M UE score > 40	65	98.5 ± 21.3	105.6 ± 17.3*	156	106.9 ± 18.0	114.2 ± 13.5*
Stroke to Rehabilitation Interval	≤ 3months	32	88.2 ± 25.8	100.0 ± 22.6*	68	95.9 ± 23.3	110.1 ± 16.5*
	3 < months < 12	57	95.6 ± 18.2	100.4 ± 16.3*	113	101.7 ± 20.0†	108.2 ± 17.2*
	≥ 12 months	24	102.5 ± 20.2	108.3 ± 20.0	82	111.0 ± 16.8†	114.8 ± 14.4*

Data are presented as mean ± SD. n number of patients ULC Upper Limb Conventional, RFVE Reinforced Feedback in Virtual Environment, F-M UE Fugl – Meyer Upper Extremity.
* p ≤ 0.05 within group analysis (Wilcoxon test).
† p ≤ 0.05 between group analysis (Mann–Whitney U test).

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