Spasticity in Hemiplegic Legs of Stroke Patients
Conditions
Interventions
Trial group:A single extracorporeal shock wave was applied to the patient's hamstring, gastrocnemius, and soleus muscles
Control group:Sham stimulation was provided by playing the ESW treatment sound without turning the device on in contact with the skin.
Healthy people group:A single extracorporeal shock wave was applied to the patient's hamstring, gastrocnemius, and soleus muscles
Sponsors
Wuhan Wuchang Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 20-80 years old; 2. patients with confirmed hemiplegic leg spasticity after stroke and stroke time > 3 months; 3. increased muscle tone of the affected lower limb (soleus MAS score = 1); 4. Brunnstrom score of hemiplegic lower limbs 3-5. Inclusion criteria of healthy volunteers: 1. age 20-80 years old; 2. No history of neurological disease or current treatment with acute or chronic medications affecting the central nervous system
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with severe cognitive impairment and mental illness; 2. Patients with coagulopathy and bleeding disorders; 3. Presence of thrombus in the treatment area; 4. Patients with severe arrhythmia; 5. Patients with severe hypertension and poor blood pressure control; 6. Patients with cardiac pacemaker; 7. Patients with malignant tumors; 8. Pregnant women; 9. Patients with sensory dysfunction; 10. Patients with acute attack of gout; 11. Patients with tendon and fascia rupture and severe injury.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional brain imaging with near-infrared spectroscopy monitored oxygen-hemoglobin concentrations in bilateral primary sensorimotor cortex;Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS);A-ROM?P-ROM;Brunnstrom Rating Scales; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fugl-Meyer Assessment Lower limbs;mini-mental state examination;straight legraising test; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactTangzhu Yang
Wuhan Wuchang Hospital
Outcome results
None listed