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COMPLETEDNCT03814460

Stroke and Assessment of Muscle Tone

Spasticity is defined as a state of increased muscle tone, which evokes an increased resistance to a passive and fast stretching of the muscle. Indeed, the degree of spasticity depends, among other th...

Lead sponsor: University of Seville•2 locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

University of Seville

Collaborators

Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío

Age

18 - 65 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Inclusion Criteria

•Be older than 18 years
•Clinical diagnosis of stroke, confirmed using a MRI.
•No previous history of other strokes.
•Increases muscle tone in upper and lower extremities (punctuation equal to or superior to 1 in the Tardieu Scale, Ashworth Scale)
•Ability to understand the study goals, follow simple instructions and provide informed consent.
•Score equal to or superior to 24 in the Minimental State Examination.

Exclusion Criteria

•Any other confirmed neurological disorder that may influence muscle tone (multiple sclerosis, Parkinson, muscle dystrophies...)
•A chronic musculoskeletal disorder in the upper or lower limb.
•Previous history of surgery in the upper or lower extremities.
•Changes in the medication intake that may affect muscle tone assessments in the 48 hours before data collection.
•Having received botulin toxin in gastrocnemius or biceps brachii muscles in the 30 days before data collection.
•A concomitant acute infection during data collection.
•A previous epileptic crisis in the week before the study or during the study.

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: September 23, 2019Terms

Trial snapshot

StatusCOMPLETED

Phase—

Enrollment65

Start dateFeb 2019

Last updatedSep 23, 2019

Condition

Stroke Muscle Tone Abnormalities Pain Muscle Spasticity

Locations shown

Physiotherapy Department, University of Seville

Seville

University of Sevilla

Seville

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This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: September 23, 2019Data synced to Clareo: June 28, 2026

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