Status:
COMPLETED
Stroke and Assessment of Muscle Tone
Lead Sponsor:
University of Seville
Collaborating Sponsors:
Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío
Conditions:
Stroke
Muscle Tone Abnormalities
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
Spasticity is defined as a state of increased muscle tone, which evokes an increased resistance to a passive and fast stretching of the muscle. Indeed, the degree of spasticity depends, among other th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Be older than 18 years
- Clinical diagnosis of stroke, confirmed using a MRI.
- No previous history of other strokes.
- Increases muscle tone in upper and lower extremities (punctuation equal to or superior to 1 in the Tardieu Scale, Ashworth Scale)
- Ability to understand the study goals, follow simple instructions and provide informed consent.
- Score equal to or superior to 24 in the Minimental State Examination.
Exclusion
- Any other confirmed neurological disorder that may influence muscle tone (multiple sclerosis, Parkinson, muscle dystrophies...)
- A chronic musculoskeletal disorder in the upper or lower limb.
- Previous history of surgery in the upper or lower extremities.
- Changes in the medication intake that may affect muscle tone assessments in the 48 hours before data collection.
- Having received botulin toxin in gastrocnemius or biceps brachii muscles in the 30 days before data collection.
- A concomitant acute infection during data collection.
- A previous epileptic crisis in the week before the study or during the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 2 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 25 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
65 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03814460
Start Date
February 2 2019
End Date
August 25 2019
Last Update
September 23 2019
Active Locations (2)
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1
Physiotherapy Department, University of Seville
Seville, Spain, 41009
2
University of Sevilla
Seville, Spain, 41009