The effect of Botulinum toxin treatment on the activity level of patients with a spastic hemiparesis after stroke
- Conditions
- cerebro vascular accidentstroke10010335
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29937
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
- age 18 - 65 years
- at least 6 months post-injury
- indication for injections of Botulinum toxin because of spastic gait
Exclusion Criteria
- simultaneously undergoing other treatments related to gait training
- wheelchair dependent
- having contractures on the lower limbs
- serious cognitive impairments (not able to learn and/or train anything)
- serious comorbidities related to mobility
- having had injections of botulinum toxin less than 6 months ago
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Activity level (measured by the ADL-monitor)</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- activity level (measured by the SF-36)<br /><br>- walking ability (measured using instrumented gaitanalysis)</p><br>