Comparing face-to-face and online LSVT®LOUD speech training using LSVT®Coach in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Table 2 Participants’ baseline characteristics

Parameter	LSVT®LOUD-tele group; N = 10	LSVT®LOUD-FTF group; N = 9	p-value
Age (years)^a	71.0 (51.2—77.3)	70.0 (51.2—73.1)	0.842
Sex (males / females)^b	7 (36.8) / 3 (15.8)	2 (10.5) / 7 (36.8)	0.070
Disease duration (years)^a	6.8 (4.5—17.3)	6.3 (2.3—20.4)	0.278
Hoehn & Yahr scale^a	2 (1—3)	2 (1—3)	1.000
L-dopa equivalent dose^a	451 (0—1124)	402 (0—948)	0.447
MMST^a	30 (27—30)	30 (27—30)	1.000
RBH	R1 B0 H1	R1 B0 H1	0.661

LSVT®LOUD-tele/FTF Lee Silverman Voice Treatment teletherapy/face-to-face therapy, MMST Mini Mental Status Test, N number of participants, RBH voice roughness, breathiness, and hoarseness, classified according to the RBH scheme (median values)
^aValues represent median (minimum–maximum)
^bValues represent frequency (percentage)

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