At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison RecordStandardized by ClinicalIndex from the ClinicalTrials.gov record · verify against the source.
Evaluation of the Effect of Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation With Shearwave Ultrasound Elastography in Upper Extremity Spasticity After Stroke: a Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating therapeutic repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation and sham repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation for Stroke. Completed, enrolled 48 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Spasticity is a frequent problem in post-stroke patients. It can negatively affect the functional recovery of patients and impair their quality of life. The repetitive pulsed magnetic stimulation (rPMS) treatment has been shown to cause a reduction in muscle tone and improvement in activities of daily living in stroke patients. So far, the effects of rPMS on muscle tone, which is the neurophysiological component of spasticity, have been evaluated, but its effects on the biomechanical component (soft tissue stiffness) have not been demonstrated. In this study, the effects of rPMS on soft tissue stiffness as well as increased muscle tone will be evaluated with clinical and ultrasound elastography in post-stroke patients with upper extremity spasticity.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Patients in the treatment group will receive peripheral magnetic stimulation therapy for the upper extremity arm/forearm spastic muscles on the hemiplegic side for a total of ten sessions once a day, five sessions a week, for two weeks, each session lasting ten minutes. Ten sessions of stretching exercises will be applied to all patients once a day, five sessions a week, with each session lasting 20 minutes.
rPMS will not be given to the sham group, the device will not be operated, the probe of the device will be positioned in the same way as the patients in the treatment group for ten minutes, and the sounds recorded during the operation of the device will be heard by the patients. Patients and evaluators will not know which group the patients are in. Ten sessions of stretching exercises will be applied to all patients once a day, five sessions a week, with each session lasting 20 minutes.