Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Spasticity in People With Spinal Cord Injury

Psychosocial/other

Spasticity

Online since 8 September 2023, updated 397 days ago

About this trial

This trial is enrolling 30 individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries to test the safety and effect of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) on spasticity. ESWT uses an acoustic shockwave to carry energy to bones, tendons and other soft tissue. It is commonly used to treat kidney stones and in physical therapy. If included, participants will receive either: 1) ESWT; or 2) sham intervention, applied in the region of the calf muscle, three times over three weeks. Clinical and self-reported measures of spasticity, its impact on quality of life, and of calf muscle structure and stiffness, will be assessed at 4 and 8 weeks.

Included participants

Gender

All

Age

≥ 18 years

Injury level

C1 - S5

Severity (AIS)?

AIS-A

AIS-B

AIS-C

AIS-D

Time since injury

≥ 1 year

Injury type

Traumatic

Healthy volunteers

C1-S5

Additionally, participants must

NOT have a history of surgical procedures of the lower extremity

What’s involved

Type

Psychosocial/other

Details

- participants will receive either 1) ESWT or 2) sham intervention, applied in the region of the calf muscle, three times over three weeks. - Clinical and self-report measures of spasticity, its impact on quality of life , and assessments of calf muscle structure and stiffness, will be assessed at 4 and 8 weeks.

Potential benefits

Main benefits

Spasticity

Additional benefits

General health

Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.

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