Clinical Study
Combining rTMS and Task-Oriented Training in the Rehabilitation of the Arm after Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study subjects who completed the study.
| Characteristics | rTMS group | Sham group | | |
| Age in years, mean (SD) range | 74 (8) 66–83 | 60 (11) 47–76 | Gender, men/women | 3 (75)/1 (25) | 3 (60)/2 (40) | Side of hemiplegia, left/right | 1 (25)/3 (75) | 1 (25)/4 (75) | Number of months after stroke at baseline, mean (SD) range | 134 (125) 32–315 | 95 (117) 18–301 | Number of comorbid conditions, 0/1-2/3-4/>4 | 1/0/3/0 | 1/3/0/1 | Right handedness | 4 | 5 |
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SD: standard deviation.
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