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Table 2 Results at baseline, immediately following treatment (2 weeks), and at follow up (10 weeks)

From: Effectiveness of Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance over and above functional hand splints for children with cerebral palsy or brain injury: a randomized controlled trial

Outcome measure

Outcome Score

Splint only

CO-OP only

CO-OP + Splint

COPM-Per Mean(SD)

 Baseline

2.78 (1.32)

2.16 (0.98)

3.32 (1.48)

 Immediate

5.43 (2.12)

5.89 (2.37)

6.11 (2.43)

 Follow up

5.41 (2.00)

5.36 (2.21)

6.33 (2.05)

COPM–Sat Mean(SD)

 Baseline

3.37 (1.43)

3.06 (1.38)

3.69 (1.62)

 Immediate

5.78 (2.20)

6.47 (2.26)

6.34 (2.32)

 Follow up

5.88 (2.19)

6.51 (2.21)

6.33 (2.19)

GAS, Mean (SD)

 Baseline

22.79 (0.67)

22.61 (0.0)

22.79 (0.67)

 Immediate

39.24 (9.95)

50.91 (14.14)

50.41 (18.89)

 Follow up

39.24 (15.26)

49.02 (14.53)

49.92 (17.18)

BBT, Mean (SD)

 Baseline

12.1 (10.2)

12.4 (10.6)

11.5 (11.0)

 Immediate

12.1 (10.7)

14.5 (11.9)

12.6 (11.8)

Wrist Extension PROM, degrees (Mean, SD)

 Baseline

53.4 (25.2)

60.8 (21.1)

60 (29.5)

 Immediate

59.6 (21.4)

64 (21)

63.5 (24.5)

Wrist Extension AROM, degrees (Mean, SD)

 Baseline

19.9 (42.4)

23.4 (35.1)

37.1 (37.4)

 Immediate

30.1 (35.1)

28.6 (32.2)

40.5 (31)

Volkmann’s angle, degrees (Mean, SD)

 Baseline

36.9 (38.1)

43.2 (34.8)

37.7 (47.3)

 Immediate

40.7 (38.2)

37.9 (50.1)

32.7 (54.3)

  1. Legend: COPM-Per Canadian Occupational Performance Measure – Performance, COPM-Sat Canadian Occupational Performance Measure – Satisfaction, GAS Goal Attainment Scale, BBT Box and blocks test, PROM Passive range of motion, AROM Active range of motion. P value significance set at p < 0.05