Comparing integrated training of the hand and arm with isolated training of the same effectors in persons with stroke using haptically rendered virtual environments, a randomized clinical trial

Table 1 Subjects characteristics by group

	HAT group N = 20	HAS group N = 20	T-test/FET/WRST
Age, mean (CI),	56.0 (49.5-62.4)	53.1 (48.4-57.9)	t_1,38 = .73, p = .47
Gender, M/F, n	15/5	14/6	FET, p = .50
Pre-Morbid Handedness, Right/Left, n	16/4	19/1	FET, p = .17
Affected UE, Right/Left, n	10/10	13/7	FET, p = .26
Time since onset, median (IQR), mo	41.5 (85.5)	48.5 (.5)	WRST, p = .91
CMA stage (max = 6), median (IQR)	5.0 (1.0)	5.0 (1.7)	WRST, p = .55
CMH stage (max = 6), median (IQR)	5.0 (1.0)	4.0 (2.5)	WRST, p = .64

CI = 95 percent confidence interval, FET: Fischer’s Exact test, WRST: Wilcoxon rank-sum test, IQR – Interquartile range, CMA: Chedoke McMaster Arm Impairment Stage[38], CMH: Chedoke McMaster Hand Impairment Stage[38].

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