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Effectiveness of Two Techniques in Injection Site Spotting for Botulinum Toxin Injections: Echography or Electro Stimulation.

NCT01935544 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2019-10-09

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Summary

Botulinum toxin injections are an effective treatment of limb spasticity after stroke. Different tracking techniques are used to locate a proper injection spot. Palpatory technique is barely effective and induces a high risk of error. Localization by electro stimulation is frequently used in adults, but often requires multiple painful repositioning of the needle. Ultrasound tracking is sometimes used in children but not much in adults.

The advantages of ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injections are a painless localization and greater injection accuracy. Safety is therefore enhanced since intravascular injection is easily avoided.

The few existing publications on the subject are essentially case reports. Few studies have focused on comparing different injection techniques and so far, no well-conducted study has highlighted superior efficiency of ultrasound-guided injections.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Botulinum toxin injection

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Isabelle HAURET · University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-19
Primary Completion
2019-02-12
Completion
2019-02-12

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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Diseases

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