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
Active Locations (1)
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Tanta university hospital
Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt, 31527