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Table 2 Participant characteristics

From: Hope and despair: a qualitative exploration of the experiences and impact of trial processes in a rehabilitation trial

Trial arm

Participant number

Cohort

Time since stroke (months)

MRS*

Age

Sex

Programme attendance categorisation

Pre stroke exercise tendencies**

Control

2

1a

36

2

77

F

n/a

Exerciser

Control

3

1a

40

3

81

M

n/a

Non-exerciser

Control

7

1a

5

3

73

M

n/a

Exerciser

Control

8

2

54

2

64

M

n/a

Exerciser

Control

12

2

11

3

89

M

n/a

Non-exerciser

Control

14

2

53

3

48

M

n/a

Non-Exerciser

Control

19

2

30

2

63

F

n/a

Non-exerciser

Control

35

3

204

2

82

F

n/a

Exerciser

Control

39

3

96

2

70

F

n/a

Non-exerciser

Control

41

3

120

1

74

M

n/a

Non-exerciser

Intervention

4

1a

36

3

64

M

High

Non-exerciser

Intervention

5

2

4

3

73

M

Low

Non-exerciser

Intervention

6

1a

42

3

91

M

High

Non-exerciser

Intervention

9

2

18

3

56

F

High

Exerciser

Intervention

16

1a

2

3

89

M

High

Non-exerciser

Intervention

22

2

120

2

77

M

Low

Exerciser

Intervention

25

2

33

3

80

F

High

Non-exerciser

Intervention

30

2

13

2

59

M

High

Exerciser

Intervention

32

3

84

2

67

F

Low

Non-exerciser

intervention

43

3

90

2

68

F

Low

Exerciser

  1. *MRS = Modified Ranking Scale (measuring level of disability - higher value indicates greater disability)
  2. **Attendance categorisation: the amount of intervention received and engaged with by the participant, dichotomised into high (>60% attendance) versus low (<60% attendance)
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