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SLCTR/2019/040
Not yet recruiting
Phase 2

The effectiveness of radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy versus Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in the management of upper limb spasticity in chronic post-stroke hemiplegia: A randomized controlled trial

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Conditionsstroke

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
stroke
Sponsor
niversity of Peradeniya
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
last year
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of Peradeniya

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •1\. Male and female patients aged between 40 to 70 years diagnosed with stroke resulting in hemiplegia more than six months ago
  • •2\.Stable spasticity (no variability within two months before recruitment) in upper limb
  • •3\. Patients with more than grade three of Modified Ashwath Scale
  • •4\. Patients with Voluntary Control Grading from two to four for affected UL
  • •5\. Able to maintain standing position for five minutes without manual assistance
  • •6\. Able and willing to participate in four weeks study and to sign consent form

Exclusion Criteria

  • •1\.Patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy/ severe shoulder subluxation/ shoulder dislocation/ contracture in the affected UL/ fixed deformity of hand/ shoulder hand syndrome
  • •2\.Any neurological disorder or pain that might limits arm movement
  • •3\. Patients who have received botox injection or acupuncture within past 6 months to the affected UL
  • •4\. Complete sensory loss of upper limb
  • •5\. Presence of high risk cardiovascular disorders such as myocardial infarction, heart failure
  • •6\. Severe hypertension defined as SBP? 180 and or DBP ? 110
  • •7\. Presence of convulsions
  • •8\. Patients with visual impairment
  • •9\. Patients with behavioral problems
  • •10\. Already enrolled in some form of physical therapy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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