Clinical trials: Muscle Spasticity
Cerebral Palsy
Protocol Validation of Dynamometric Measurement of Passive Inter-segmental Stiffness and Spasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) refers to a group of movement and posture disorders responsible for activity limitation due to brain damage that occurs during fetal development or during the first year of a child's life.
- Trial name
- NCT04596852
- Testing
- Assessment of the reliability of a protocol characterizing intersegmental hyper-resistance to passive stretch
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ellen Poidatz
Diplegic Cerebral Palsy With Spasticity
Effects of Ankle Mobilization on Body Structure, Function, Activities and Participation of Children With Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability of childhood (Suvanand et al 1997). By definition CP is a static encephalopathy, but the musculoskeletal pathology is a major concern .
- Trial name
- NCT05500924
- Testing
- Intervention group
- Where
- Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University
Fatigue, Stroke Sequelae
Effects of Low-level Laser Therapy in the Fatigue Muscle of Healthy Individual and Spastic Individuals
Muscle fatigue is caused by biochemical changes that modify the mechanics of muscle contraction, which result in negative changes in the performance of the contraction.
- Trial name
- NCT03753984
- Testing
- Low-level laser therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Vale do Paraíba
Cerebral Palsy (CP), Typically Developing Children
Interaction Between Spasticity and the Initial Response After Balance Perturbations in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
The aim of this study was to investigate the link between spasticity and the initial response after standing balance perturbations in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07616193
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
Validation of an Obstacle Course Used in Patients With Muscle Tightness
This study is being conducted to compare healthy patients versus patients with muscle tightness in their leg(s) after an acquired brain injury using walking trials time, a balance test, and foot pressure data.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Spasticity
- Trial name
- NCT00776048
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Muscle-tendon Pathology and Metabolic Dysregulation in CP
The main aim of this project is to gain knowledge about the muscle-tendon pathology of moderately to severely affected young people with cerebral palsy and their risk for cardiometabolic diseases and chronic inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT06330922
- Testing
- Cardiorespiratory fitness training
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Graz
Stroke Sequelae, Spastic Hemiplegia
The Effect of Oral Baclofen and Botulinum Toxin Treatments in Hemiplegic Spasticity on the Nociceptive Flexor Reflex
The purpose of this thesis is to research the effect of oral baclofen treatment and botulinum toxin injection treatments over the electromyographic nociceptive flexor reflex (NFR) threshold in hemiplegic patients with spasticity.
- Trial name
- NCT03860662
- Testing
- Nociceptor flexor reflex, Botox, Baclofen
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mustafa Kemal University
Cerebrovascular Accident
Investigation of Changes in Lower Limb Muscles After Cerebrovascular Accident
The aim of this study is to investigate lower limb muscles after cerebrovascular accident
- Trial name
- NCT04607486
- Testing
- 3DfUS and IPSA of leg muscles
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Stroke, Hemiparesis;Poststroke/CVA
Muscle Oxygenation and Spasticity in Hemiparetic Stroke Patients
Conditions such as hemiparesis, sensory and motor impairment, perceptual impairment, cognitive impairment, aphasia, and dysphagia may be observed after stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Hemiparesis;Poststroke/CVA, Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT06362954
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Medipol University
Stroke, Spasticity
Efficacy of Shock Wave Therapy in Post-Stroke Muscle Spasticity Management
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of shock wave therapy (SWT) in reducing muscle spasticity in patients who have suffered a stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Spasticity, Post-stroke, Muscle Hypertonia
- Trial name
- SWT-PI (NCT06815328)
- Testing
- Shock Wave Therapy (SWT), Active Comparator - Conventional Therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oviedo
Chronic Pain, Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke
Closed Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation for Neuromodulation of Upper Motor Neuron Lesion Spasticity
Spasticity is characterized by increased muscle tension and is a classic consequence of upper motor neuron (UMN) damage in the central nervous system, such as from stroke or trauma.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke, Upper Motor Neuron Lesion
- Trial name
- CLONUS (NCT06384170)
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Stimulation- Closed loop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Basal Energy Expenditure, Spasticity
Energy Costs of Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Investigation
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between spasticity and relative changes in Basal Energy Expenditure in persons with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00572845
- Testing
- Weaning of Antispasticity Medication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Spasticity
A Study to Define the ECG Effects of Tizanidine Compared to Placebo and the Positive Control, Moxifloxacin, in Healthy Men and Women Using a Blinded ECG Evaluator: A Thorough ECG Trial
This is a single-center, partial-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel design study with a nested crossover comparison to define the ECG effects of tizanidine compared to placebo and the positive control, moxifloxacin…
- Trial name
- TQT (NCT01839279)
- Testing
- Tizanidine, Moxifloxacin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acorda Therapeutics
Multiple Sclerosis
Lido Workset Study
This is a single-site, pilot study. In this study, we hope to learn if the Lido Workset is a sensitive measure of limb spasticity in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Trial name
- NCT00710645
- Testing
- Lido Workset
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Stroke, Muscle Spasticity
The Effectiveness of Early Botulinum Toxin A Injection for Lower Limbs Spasticity in Subacute Stroke Adults
Botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) injections are widely used to treat spasticity after stroke. Although this treatment is effective on muscle tone improvement, its effect on gait and ability of daily living on early stage of stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT02505802
- Testing
- BoNT-A injection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
Stroke, Spasticity
Effects of Low-level Laser Therapy on Spasticity and Gait Parameters in Chronic Stroke Patients With Spastic Plantar Flexors
Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide. Many patients who survive a stroke experience muscle stiffness (called spasticity), especially in the ankle and foot muscles, which makes walking difficult…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Spasticity, Plantar Flexors
- Trial name
- LLLT-STROKE (NCT07273591)
- Testing
- Low Level Laser Therapy, conventional physical therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montiha Azeem
Spasticity, Muscle, Spinal Cord Injuries
Effects of Baclofen on Presynaptic Inhibition in Humans
This study examines the role of the GABA-B receptor in long-lasting presynaptic inhibition of primary afferents in human participants.
- Trial name
- NCT04471714
- Testing
- Baclofen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Spasticity, Muscle, Muscular Diseases
Using Telemedicine to Improve Spasticity Diagnosis Rates
The purpose of this study is to test the reliability of using telemedicine so a neurologist can remotely identify residents of a long-term care facility who should be referred to a neurologist for an in-person spasticity…
- Conditions
- Spasticity, Muscle, Muscular Diseases, Musculoskeletal Disease, Muscle Hypertonia
- Trial name
- NCT03211390
- Testing
- Neurological Examination, Teleneurological Examination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Stroke
Robot Aided Rehabilitation - Multi-joint Evaluations
Sensory and motor impairments following stroke can lead to substantial disability involving the arm and hand. The investigator hypothesized that excessive local and cross-coupled stiffness, diminished individuation and…
- Trial name
- Aim1 (NCT02359812)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Stroke, Walking, Difficulty
Agonist and Antagonist Muscle Activations in the Lower Limbs During Walking After Central Nervous System Injury
The retrospective study investigates the part of responsibility of neuromuscular disorders associated with chronic hemiparesis in walking impairment.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Walking, Difficulty, Spasticity/Paresis
- Trial name
- NEUROGAIT (NCT06107556)
- Testing
- Gait analysis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henri Mondor University Hospital