Upper limb flexor spasm post stroke
Conditions
Interventions
treatment group:ESW
control group:sham exposure
Sponsors
Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) to fulfill the consensus of "Diagnostic criteria for various cerebrovascular disease" during the fourth Congress of Cerebrovascular Disease in 1995, which also confirmed by head CT or MRI; (2) aged 25 to 80 with initial occurrence and stable condition; (3) upper limb flexor spasm of hemiplegia side; grade II or above in Modified Ashworth Scale(MAS); (4) no obvious cognitive impairment; (5) agreed to participate in ESW treatment and test.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) ever accepted treatment such as anti-spasm drugs , Botox injection and surgery etc.; (2) patient complicated by severe heart disease, arrhythmia and hypertension; (3) patient was presence of cardiac pacemaker; (4) patient with coagulation disorders; (5) patient with local infection and skin burst; (6) not agreed to participate in this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| MAS; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| sEMG;MyotonPRO;IRT; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactTao Fan
Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University
Outcome results
None listed