extracorporeal shock waves in management of lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy

Effectiveness of extracorporeal shock waves in management of lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202504897518926

Enrollment

Registered

2025-04-14

Start date

2024-12-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases

Interventions

Extracorporeal shock waves

Botulinum toxin injection

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age from 3 to 13 years old suffering cerebral palsy Spastic form Hemiplegia or diplegia Gross Motor Function Classification System up to 3 Clinical diagnosis of spasticity in triceps surae Regular use of postural devices in lower limb

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: * Intellectual disability * Associated form of CP: dystonic, hypotonic, choreoathetoid, or mixed * Fixed foot deformity related to Achilles tendon contracture * Families who declined to participate in the clinical trial * Patients lost during follow-up * Patients undergoing neurotomy during follow-up * other forms ( dystonic, athetosis,ataxic or other)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Spasticity measured clinically by the modified ashworth scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Passive range of motion of the heel measured by a goniometer in angle ;10 minutes walking distance in meters ;Gross Motor Function Classification System	—

Countries

Tunisia

Contacts

Public ContactRihab Moncer

Associate professor

Moncer.rihab@gmail.com+21654911736

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026