Effects of different intensity of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on upper limb spasticity in stroke patients: a randomized crossover study
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- stroke
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000051374
- Lead Sponsor
- ishiyamato Rehabilitation Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 18
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. medically unstable 2. receiving muscle relaxant or anti-spastic medication 3. infraction at the cerebellum region 4. cognitive dysfunction as assessed by Hasegawa's Dementia Scale-Revised (score >20) 5. upper limb fracture or non-muscle spasm related restriction of joint movement 6. pacemaker implantation 7. coagulation disorders 8. deep vein thrombosis 9. tumour disease 10.pregnant woman 11. history of seizures and epilepsy 12. skin lesion of the upper extremity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method modified Tardieu scale, modified Ashworth scale; Measured before, immediately after, one week, two weeks, three weeks and four weeks after stimulation, respectively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pain(Visual Analog Scale); immediately after stimulation