Status:
COMPLETED
Pain During Injection With Botulinum Toxin in Post-stroke Spasticity Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Grenoble
Conditions:
Post-stroke Spasticity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The aim of the study was to analyze which step of the procedure of toxin botulinum injection is the most painful between skin break-in, electric stimulation, injection and needle withdrawal.
Detailed Description
Post-stroke spasticity management by botulinum toxin injections may be limited by pain or discomfort at the injection side. Particularly tracking by electrostimulation, but also skin puncture, toxin ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- stroke
- severe upper or lower limb spasticity (Ashworth score ≥ 2 for at least one muscle)
- patients requiring a treatment by botulinum toxin
- patients refusing analgesia for injections.
Exclusion
- severe aphasia (severity subscore of the BDAE \<3)
- cognitive impairment or psychiatric disease altering the reliability of pain evaluation
- patient medically unstable.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
46 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03251521
Start Date
March 1 2012
End Date
July 1 2013
Last Update
August 16 2017
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