Fig 1.
Study flowchart with overview of number of participants per assessment during the course of the study.
Fig 2.
Overview assessments.
Fig 3.
Overview of the Carbonhand system, consisting of a glove and a control unit to be used during activities of daily life.
(1 = control unit, 2 = glove cord, 3 = arm straps, 4 = glove, with thumb, middle and ring finger supported, 5 = connection between glove and control unit; photos are property of Bioservo).
Table 1.
Characteristics of participants at baseline.
Fig 4.
Average grip strength at PRE, POST and FU of six-week glove use.
* indicating significant differences between sessions; error bars depicting standard error of mean.
Table 2.
Hand strength and hand function at PRE, POST and FU, and change scores between PRE-POST and PRE-FU with statistics outcomes.
Fig 5.
Average JTHFT score at PRE, POST and FU of six-week glove use.
* indicating significant differences between sessions; error bars depicting standard error of mean.