Status:

COMPLETED

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Wrist and Hand Functions in Spastic Chronic Stroke Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Tanta University

Conditions:

Stroke

Spasticity

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

40 chronic stroke patients with upper limb spasticity will randomly divided into two groups. First group will receive 3 sessions of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) with one week apart...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with chronic stroke with disease duration more than one year will be included in the study with stable modified Ashworth scale for upper limb spasticity ranged from 1+ to 4.

Exclusion

  • Patients more than 65 years,Patients with double stroke and patients with fixed contractures of wrist \& hand ,Patients received anti-spastic measures (botulinum toxins, nerve block) within 6 months,Also patients with contraindication to extra-corporeal shock wave therapy i.e. malignancy at treatment area, coagulopathies, active infection (viral or TB), o bleeding wounds, and patients with pacemakers will be excluded

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 21 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 29 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04312581

Start Date

March 21 2020

End Date

July 29 2020

Last Update

September 1 2020

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Tanta university hospital

Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt, 31527