Table 2.

RLS Rating Scale Scores by Treatment Group

RLS ScoreExercise Group (N = 11)Control Group (N = 17)t Test ValueP Value
Baseline
    Total severity score20.6 (6.4)22.5 (6.4)0.74.464
    Single item rating4.0 (1.8)4.2 (1.7)0.27.792
6 weeks
    Total severity score12.6 (4.8)20.8 (7.4)3.27.003
    Single item rating1.7 (0.5)4.1 (1.8)4.21<.001
12 weeks
    Total severity score12.1 (5.6)21.5 (6.3)3.75.001
    Single item rating2.0 (1.2)4.3 (1.3)4.48<.001
  • Note: Total severity scale scores range from zero to 40 with higher values being indicative of more severe symptoms. Single item rating is an ordinal scale with range of 1 to 8. Higher values are indicative of more severe symptoms. Cell values represent means (SD).