Status:

COMPLETED

Condensed and Distributed Robotic Therapy in Spastic Stroke Post Botulinum Toxin Injection

Lead Sponsor:

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Chang Gung University

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Conditions:

Stroke

Hemiplegia, Spastic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to examine and compare the immediate and long-term effects of combined Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injection between condensed and distributed robot-assisted trainin...

Detailed Description

Patients with spasticity are thought to have greater levels of disability, poorer quality of life, and more caregiver burden than patients without spasticity. Thus, the treatment of spasticity, partic...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • clinical and imagine diagnosis of a first or recurrent unilateral stroke ≥ 3 months
  • upper limb spasticity (modified Ashworth scale of ≥ 1+ for elbow flexor and/or forearm pronator and/or finger flexor muscles and/or wrist flexor muscles (Bohannon \& Smith, 1987)
  • initial motor part of UE of FMA score ranging from 17 to 56, indicating moderate to severe movement impairment (Duncan, Goldstein, Matchar, Divine, \& Feussner, 1992; Fugl Meyer, Jaasko, \& Leyman, 1975; Park, Wolf, Blanton, Winstein, \& Nichols-Larsen, 2008)
  • no serious cognitive impairment (i.e., Mini Mental State Exam score \> 20) (Teng \& Chui, 1987)
  • age ≥ 18 years
  • willing to provide written informed consent

Exclusion

  • pregnant
  • with bilateral hemispheric or cerebellar lesions
  • sever aphasia
  • significant visual field deficits or hemineglect
  • contraindication for BoNT-A injection
  • treatment with BoNT-A within 4 months before recruitment
  • any fixed joint contracture of the affected upper limb
  • a history of orthopedic or other neurological diseases and/or medical conditions that would prevent adherence to the rehabilitation protocol.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 7 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03321097

Start Date

October 1 2017

End Date

May 7 2019

Last Update

June 23 2020

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Department of Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 833