Role of rTMS in post-stoke spasticity.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: G811- Spastic hemiplegia

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/08/036026
• Lead Sponsor: Aiims Bhubaneswar

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2023-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 December 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. First-time stroke

2. Stroke at least three months prior to onset of study with chronic sequela of spasticity

3. Stroke location- either cortical or subcortical

4. Stroke type- either hemorrhagic or ischemic

5. Stroke hemisphere- either left or right, dominant or non- dominant hemisphere

6. 18 years of age or older

7. Gender- either male or female

8. Ability to follow three-step directions

9. Demonstration of 10 degrees of active extension at the metacarpophalangeal joint and wrist of the paretic upper extremity

10. Sufficient ambulation or wheelchair mobility to allow subject to present to treatment and testing areas with minimum assistance

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of seizure within the past two years

2. Inability to follow three-step directions

3. Anosognosia

4. Moderate to severe receptive aphasia

5. Inability to give informed consent

6. Premorbid spasticity or neurologic impairment prior to stroke

7. Co-morbidities impairing upper extremity function such as fracture or deformity

8. Indwelling metal or medical devices incompatible with TMS

9. Pregnancy

10. Bi-hemispheric or multifocal stroke

11. Severe dementia

12. Neurolytic injection within the 3 months prior to onset of study or planned neurolytic injection during study period

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified