Vojta therapy improves postural control in very early stroke rehabilitation: a randomised controlled pilot trial

Table 1 Trial schedule on interventions and outcome visits

	Visit 1 (day^a 2 [+/− 1]) (before therapy)	Visit 2 (day^a 5 [+/− 1])	Visit 3 (day^a 9 [+/− 1]) (after therapy)	Visit 4 (day^b 90[+/− 5]) (phone contact)
TCT^d	x	x^e	x
NIHSS	x		x
CBS	x^c	x^c	x^c
MESUPES	x^c	x^c	x^c
mRS	x		x	x
Barthel Index	x		x	x

TCT = Trunk Control Test, NIHSS=National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, CBS=Catherine Bergego Scale, MESUPES = Motor Evaluation Scale for Upper Extremity in Stroke Patients, mRS = modified Rankin Scale
^a day after admission to hospital
^b day after stroke onset
^c Assessment before and after therapy
^d primary outcome measure
^e Assessment only after therapy

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