Radial Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Visual Feedback Balance Training on Lower Limb Post-Stroke Spasticity, Trunk Performance and Balance:

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

23

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 1, 2021

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2021

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2021

Conditions
Stroke, IschemicStroke HemorrhagicSpasticity as Sequela of StrokeSpastic GaitBalance; Distorted
Interventions
OTHER

radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy

rESWT (Endopuls 811; Enraf Nonius B.V. Va-reseweg 127, 3047 AT Rotterdam MedTech, Wessling, Germany) will be applied on the myotendinous junction of both the gastrocnemius and the soleus muscles in post-stroke spasticity patients. 2000 shots will be applied on the gastrocnemius and soleus myotendinous junction with a frequency of 10 Hz and energy density of 60 mJ (1 bar) within tolerable pain limits.

OTHER

sham radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy

The control group will receive sound over the myotendinous junction of gastrocnemius and soleus with transducer-like contact.

Trial Locations (1)

011461

Elias University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

OTHER

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