Examining the Effectiveness of Combined Rehabilitation and Botulinum Toxin Injection on Functional Improvement of the Upper Limb After Stroke

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute38 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a combination of "Botulinum Toxin (BT) and Upper Limb (UL) rehabilitation" compared to "BT only" on UL motor function in adults with spasticity after stroke using a pre-post design. The research question is whether combination of BT and UL rehabilitation compared to BT only is more effective in improving the UL function, range of motion and pain.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

upper limb rehabiliationOTHER

3 months upper rehabilation (twice a week) and then 3 more months upper limb rehabitation ( twice a week)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * over 18 years of age * at least 4 months post stroke * present with UL spasticity (MAS \>1 in elbow and/or spasticity of the hand, wrist or shoulder) * present with at lease a stage 3 of CMSA * able to comply with the requirements of the protocol and UL therapy programme. Exclusion Criteria: * significant cognitive and speech impairments * other upper limb impairments such as frozen shoulder * another diagnosis which could contribute to upper limb spasticity .

Locations (1)

Toronto Rehabiliation institute

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Modified Ashworth

Time frame: up tp 2013

Secondary Outcomes

Goal attaiment Scale

Time frame: up tp 2013

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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