Validity and Reliability Study of the Muscle Excitability Scale in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord InjuriesSpasticity, Muscle
- Registration Number
- NCT04266964
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital, Motol
- Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to verify validity and reliability of the Muscle excitability scale (MES), which has been developed to access muscle susceptibility to spasms and/or clones as part of spastic motor behavior in spinal cord injured patients.
- Detailed Description
The muscle excitability scale (MES) is intended for patients after spinal cord injury. The objective is to evaluate a motor response (muscle spasms or clones) to a sensory or motor stimulus. A sensory stimulus is created by thumb and pointfinger compression of cutaneous tissue on the inside part of the middle thigh and calf. A motor stimulus is created by passive movement of the lower limb to flexion and extension. The MES grades from 0 to 4 reflect the muscle spastic or clonic tendency and the extent of this motor response (from isolated to generalized). Two investigators will examine a spastic motor behavior in 50 chronic SCI subjects using MES, Modificated Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Penn Spasms Frequency Scale (PSFS) to verify the validity and reliability of the MES.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injury
- Parallel brain injury
- Cognitive deficit affecting cooperation
- Acute infection or other sudden complication
- Recent change of antispastic medication
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Muscle Excitability Scale through study completion, an average of 1 year Scoring from 0 to 4; 0 = no motor response (muscle spasm or clonus) to a tactile stimulus or passive movement; 4 = generalized motor response to both a tactile stimulus and passive movement
Penn Spasm Frequency Scale through study completion, an average of 1 year Scoring 0 to 4; 0 = no spasms; 4 = spasms occurring more than 10 times per hour
Modified Ashworth Scale through study completion, an average of 1 year Scoring from 0 to 4; 0 = no increase in muscle tone; 4 = affected part(s) rigid in flexion or extension
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Calculation of validity and reliability index of Muscle Excitability Scale through study completion, an average of 1 year To determine validity, inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the Muscle Excitability Scale
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Paraple Center - rehab center for SCI people
🇨🇿Prague, Czechia
Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, University Hospital Motol
🇨🇿Prague, Czechia