The objective of this non-interventional study is to evaluate clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of Dysport within the reimbursement scheme called "drug programme" funded by Polish National Health Fund (NHF) for patients with post stroke ULS. The study is designed to collect data in patients scheduled to receive Dysport treatment in a drug programme, based on routine treatment of subject with ULS.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
108
Indywidualna Praktyka lekarska
Ciecierzyn, Poland
Samodzielny Publiczny Centralny Szpital Kliniczny im, Śląskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach Oddział Neurologii Wieku Podeszłego
Katowice, Poland
Samodzielny Publiczny Zespół Zakładów Opieki Zdrowotnej w Sandomierzu - Szpital - Oddział Neurologii z Pododdziałem Udarowym
Sandomierz, Poland
Change in Investigator and patient Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGI-I)
Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGI-I) scale: 7-point scale, ranging from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse), with a score of 4 indicating no change.
Time frame: Change from baseline (visit 1) to visit 3 (visits occur every 3-4 months, during approximately 9 months of observation)
Global assessment of spasticity by Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)
MAS - spasticity scores at each joint: shoulder, elbow, wrist, finger, thumb
Time frame: Visits 1, 2 and 3 (visits occur every 3-4 months, during approximately 9 months of observation)
Measurement of upper limb muscle weakness by Medical Research Council (modified MRC) scale for muscle strength
Time frame: Visits 1, 2 and 3 (visits occur every 3-4 months, during approximately 9 months of observation)
To document cost of treatment with Dysport in these patients
Direct costs associated with the administration of Dysport will include the dose of Dysport, interval between reinjections, cost of healthcare resources: needles, syringes, identification techniques of the muscles.
Time frame: Visits 1, 2 and 3 (visits occur every 3-4 months, during approximately 9 months of observation)
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Indywidualna Specjalistyczna Praktyka Lekarska W Zakresie Neurologii
Szczecin, Poland
II Klinika Neurologiczna, Instytut Psychiatrii i Neurologii
Warsaw, Poland
Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny Im.J.Gromkowskiego
Wroclaw, Poland