Low or High Botox Dilution for the Hemiplegic Gait?
Recruiting
Phase 1
Interventional Study
Post Stroke Spastic Hemiplegia
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 20 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Ioannina · Other
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About This Trial
There is debate regarding the efficiency of different dilutions of Botulin toxin type A (BTX-A) injections. Some authors believe that highly diluted BTX-A injections achieve greater neuromuscular blockade resulting in higher spasticity reduction. On the other hand, other researchers suggest that there is no difference in spasticity decrease if either high or low volume toxin is being injected. Stu…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* equinovarus deformity
* with an average 3 on Ashworth spasticity scale
* able to walk indoors either freely or with a cane.
Exclusion Criteria:
* patients suffering from any mental illness that would disturb the gait pattern
* patients suffering from musculoskeletal diseases…
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