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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12615000821594
ACTRN12615000821594Active, not recruiting未知

Effectiveness of combining serial casting and botulinum toxin for the management of ankle contractures after traumatic brain injury: a randomised controlled study

Royal Rehab0 sites10 target enrollmentStarted: August 10, 2015Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
未知
Status
Active, not recruiting
Enrollment
10

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 85 Years (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • diagnosed with acquired brain injury and admitted for sub-acute rehabilitation
  • -presents with an ankle contracture of a severe degree
  • -able to receive botulinum toxin injections and serial casting
  • -unlikely to be discharged in 12 weeks, and
  • -provide consent to participate in the study (the participants or the person legally responsible for them (This person can be legal guardian/next of kin or carer as determined by law)

Exclusion Criteria

  • -unstable medical conditions or recent ankle fractures
  • -within 3 months after receiving botulinum toxin
  • -severe ankle varus or knee/hip flexion contractures (which affects the reliability of measuring ankle dorsiflexion)

Investigators

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