Effect of ESWT Applied After Botulinum Toxin Injection on Ankle Spasticity in Stroke Patients.

NCT ID: NCT06126523

Last Updated: 2023-12-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-12-01

Study Completion Date

2024-03-01

Brief Summary

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Stroke is the second most common cause of death and the third most important cause of disability worldwide, with an annual death rate of 5.5 million. Spasticity is a common condition in stroke patients and has a negative impact on daily living activities. BTX-A has been successfully used in the treatment of spasticity in patients with stroke. ESWT is a physical therapy method applying high intensity pressure waves.

ESWT has been increasingly used in the management of spasticity as a safe and effective method, but the literature about ESWT in spasticity is heterogeneous and the treatment protocols are not very clear about the number of applications.

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of rESWT treatment on ankle plantar flexors spasticity applied after BTX-A injection.

Detailed Description

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In this double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial, 45 patient (aged 18-75) diagnosed as stroke with appropriate criteria will be included.

Patients who meet the inclusion criteria for the study will be seperated into three groups with the randomizer.org randomization program.

Group I: A single session of rESWT will be applied on the same day after BTX-A injection.

Group II: A total of 2 sessions of rESWT will be applied on the same day after BTX-A injection and on the 7th day after BTX-A injection.

Group III: A single session of placebo rESWT will be applied after BTX-A injection.

BTX-A injections to gastrocnemius and soleus muscles will be performed under ultrasonography guidance. rESWT will be applied to the injection points in gastrocnemius and soleus muscles.

The pressure pulses will be focused on the injection site in the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle. (Number of pulses: 1500 pulses, frequency: 6 Hz, Energy level/Pressure: 2.2 bar air pressure, duration: 12 minutes) Patients will be evaluated by the same researcher before treatment, 2 weeks after treatment, 1 month after treatment and 3 months after treatment.

Patients will be evaluated using the Modified Ashworth Scale, Modified Tardieu Scale, Visual Analog Scale, 10 m walk test, Timed Up and Go Test, Timed Sit and Go Test, Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index, Functional Ambulation Scale, Brunnstrom Staging.

Conditions

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Stroke Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke

Keywords

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spasticity ESWT Botulinum Toxin

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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ESWT once

A single session of rESWT will be applied on the same day after BTX-A injection.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy ONCE

Intervention Type DEVICE

rESWT application ONCE The points where rESWT will be applied will be determined under ultrasonography guidance. The pressure pulses will be focused on the injection site in the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle.

Number of pulses: 1500 pulses Frequency: 6 Hz Energy level/Pressure: 2.2 bar air pressure Duration: 12 minutes

Device to be used in research ELMED VIBROLITH ESWT SW. Give. 3.3 It is based on the principle that currents produced outside the body spread in the tissue in the form of sound waves.

ESWT twice

A total of 2 sessions of rESWT will be applied on the same day after BTX-A injection and on the 7th day after BTX-A.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy ONCE

Intervention Type DEVICE

rESWT application ONCE The points where rESWT will be applied will be determined under ultrasonography guidance. The pressure pulses will be focused on the injection site in the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle.

Number of pulses: 1500 pulses Frequency: 6 Hz Energy level/Pressure: 2.2 bar air pressure Duration: 12 minutes

Device to be used in research ELMED VIBROLITH ESWT SW. Give. 3.3 It is based on the principle that currents produced outside the body spread in the tissue in the form of sound waves.

Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy TWİCE

Intervention Type DEVICE

rESWT application TWİCE The points where rESWT will be applied will be determined under ultrasonography guidance. The pressure pulses will be focused on the injection site in the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle.

A total of 2 sessions of rESWT will be applied on the same day after BTX-A injection and on the 7th day after BTX-A.

Number of pulses: 1500 pulses Frequency: 6 Hz Energy level/Pressure: 2.2 bar air pressure Duration: 12 minutes

Device to be used in research ELMED VIBROLITH ESWT SW. Give. 3.3 It is based on the principle that currents produced outside the body spread in the tissue in the form of sound waves.

Sham ESWT

A single session of placebo rESWT will be applied after BTX-A injection.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy SHAM

Intervention Type DEVICE

Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy- SHAM The points where rESWT will be applied will be determined under ultrasonography guidance. The pressure pulses will be focused on the injection site in the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle.

Sham ESWT will be administered with the r-ESWT probe. The device will be switched on, the frequency, pressure and duration values will be set and then the device will be switched off and the probe will be kept in equal time with the active treatment, by playing a sound previously recorded during the real application.

Interventions

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Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy ONCE

rESWT application ONCE The points where rESWT will be applied will be determined under ultrasonography guidance. The pressure pulses will be focused on the injection site in the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle.

Number of pulses: 1500 pulses Frequency: 6 Hz Energy level/Pressure: 2.2 bar air pressure Duration: 12 minutes

Device to be used in research ELMED VIBROLITH ESWT SW. Give. 3.3 It is based on the principle that currents produced outside the body spread in the tissue in the form of sound waves.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy TWİCE

rESWT application TWİCE The points where rESWT will be applied will be determined under ultrasonography guidance. The pressure pulses will be focused on the injection site in the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle.

A total of 2 sessions of rESWT will be applied on the same day after BTX-A injection and on the 7th day after BTX-A.

Number of pulses: 1500 pulses Frequency: 6 Hz Energy level/Pressure: 2.2 bar air pressure Duration: 12 minutes

Device to be used in research ELMED VIBROLITH ESWT SW. Give. 3.3 It is based on the principle that currents produced outside the body spread in the tissue in the form of sound waves.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy SHAM

Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy- SHAM The points where rESWT will be applied will be determined under ultrasonography guidance. The pressure pulses will be focused on the injection site in the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle.

Sham ESWT will be administered with the r-ESWT probe. The device will be switched on, the frequency, pressure and duration values will be set and then the device will be switched off and the probe will be kept in equal time with the active treatment, by playing a sound previously recorded during the real application.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Having an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, in subacute or chronic phase,
* Patients with ankle plantar flexor spasticity MAS score \> 1 and patients who received BTX-A injection due to spasticity
* Stroke history of at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

* History of neuromuscular disease
* Compared to the unaffected side; More than 50% reduction in dorsiflexion range of motion of the affected side
* Dynamic ankle contracture
* Affected side lower extremity surgery in the last 12 months
* Having Botox or phenol application to the affected gastrocnemius in the last 3 months
* Change in the dose of antispastic medication used in the last 3 months
* Infection/wound in the affected lower extremity
* Contraindications for ESWT (pregnancy, cancer, bleeding disorders, inflammatory disease, pacemakers or other electronic implants).
* Significant muscle atrophy or fibrosis of the target muscle (Heckmatt scale III and IV)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zeynep Selimoğlu Ayneli

Lecturer PHD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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SaglikBilimleriU

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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ZSAYNELI

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id