Table 2 The mean (SD) pre and post-data, and the mean (95% CI) between-group differences for the four outcome measures.

From: The effects of 10,000 voluntary contractions over 8 weeks on the strength of very weak muscles in people with spinal cord injury: a randomised controlled trial

 

Control Group (n = 59)

Treatment Group (n = 58)

Between-group differences (n = 117)

 Outcome

Baseline

Week 8

Baseline

Week 8

 

Maximal voluntary strength, 0–13 points

3.5 (1.4)

6.5 (3.0)

3.7 (1.6)

7.0 (2.7)

0.4 (−0.5 to 1.4)

Participants’ perceptions of change in strength, −7 to +7 points

–

9.5 (1.6)

–

10.3 (1.7)

0.8 (0.1 to 1.4)

Participants’ perceptions of change in function, −7 to +7 points

–

9.2 (1.8)

–

9.7 (1.8)

0.6 (0.0 to 1.3)

Difference between predicted final strength and measured final strength, 0–13 points

–

−1.0 (2.6)

–

−0.7 (2.6)

0.3 (−0.6 to 1.3)

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