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A total of 52 patients were recruited at the start of the study, 6 were lost to follow-up and 46 completed the study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Intervention<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Conventional physiotherapy for 8 weeks (5 September 2022\u201328 October 2022).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Primary outcome<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Motor function measured using a Fugl-Meyer assessment of the upper extremity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Analysis was conducted on 46 participants. A significant difference was observed between the level of motor function at baseline and after 8 weeks of treatment (p=0.0183). At baseline, 50% of participants had mild motor function, which improved after 8\u2009weeks, with 69.6% having mild motor function. Stroke patients with severe motor function impairment at baseline were associated with 0.01 times likelihood of having mild motor function impairment after 8\u2009weeks of physiotherapy treatment (AOR 0.01; 95\u2009% CI 0.00 to 0.16; p=0.002).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The motor function of stroke patients continues to improve over time. 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