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Comparing ESWT Doses for Post-Stroke Ankle Spasticity Treatment
Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch
Summary
Post-stroke spasticity is a common complication affecting the neurological recovery, self-care daily activities and patients' quality of life. Extracorporeal shock waves (ESWT) have been proven therapeutic effects on decreasing spasticity and regaining function. Stroke patients often suffer ankle plantar flexor spasticity with poor ankle movement control, leading to abnormal gait patterns and risk of falling; local pain appears as well in the ankle. Research showed application of ESWT to lower extremity spasticity reduced ankle plantar flexor spasticity, ankle pain and increased the range of ankle motion. However, the current study did not investigate the effect of ESWT on different muscles in patients with post-stroke ankle spasticity. Therefore, this study will compare the effect of focused ESWT on combination of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles to gastrocnemius muscle alone in the post-stroke ankle plantar flexor spasticity.
Official title: The Dose Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Shockwave on Plantar Flexor Spasticity of Ankle in Stroke Patients: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
20 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2022-01-01
Completion Date
2024-12-31
Last Updated
2024-07-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Extracorporeal shock waves
Both group received extracorporeal shock waves therapy
Locations (1)
National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch
Hsinchu, Taiwan