Comparative effects of kinect-based versus therapist-based constraint-induced movement therapy on motor control and daily motor function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: a randomized control trial

Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics

Characteristics	Kinect-based CIMT (n = 14)	Therapist-based CIMT (n = 15)	p value^a
Age (years, mean ± SD)	8.487 (2.279)	8.279 (2.074)	0.798
Gender, n (%)			0.837
Male	8 (57.1)	8 (53.3)
Female	6 (42.8)	7 (46.6)
More affected hand, n (%)			0.876
Left	6 (42.8)	6 (40.0)
Right	8 (57.1)	9 (60.0)
MACS, n (%)			0.540
Level I	4 (28.5)	4 (26.6)
Level II	6 (42.8)	9 (60.0)
Level III	4 (28.5)	2 (13.3)
Melbourne Assessment 2
Range of motion (%, mean ± SD)	71.693 (18.295)	70.370 (22.174)	0.865
Accuracy (%, mean ± SD)	83.714 (20.242)	83.429 (22.890)	0.972
Dexterity (%, mean ± SD)	53.383 (22.316)	48.872 (26.390)	0.629
Fluency (%, mean ± SD)	63.946 (15.141)	64.625 (20.004)	0.920

^ap values were calculated using an independent t test or\({\chi }^{2}\) test. SD standard deviation, CIMT constraint-induced movement therapy, MACS Manual Ability Classification System

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