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The Effects of WBV on Muscle Stiffness and Reflex Activity in Stroke.

NCT03015545 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2018-12-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Spastic hypertonia is common after stroke. Whole-body vibration (WBV) is known to have modulatory effects of muscle reflex activity and blood flow in other populations and thus have potential applications in the management of spastic hypertonia post-stroke. This study aims to investigate the acute effect of WBV on leg muscle H-reflex, stiffness, and blood perfusion in people with chronic stroke.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

paretic leg-control

standing on the vibration platform, with no vibration signals delivered.

DEVICE

paretic leg-WBV

standing on the vibration platform, with WBV at 30Hz, 1.5mm.

DEVICE

non-paretic leg-control

standing on the vibration platform, with no vibration signals delivered.

DEVICE

non-paretic leg-WBV

standing on the vibration platform, with WBV at 30Hz, 1.5mm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hector WH Tsang, PhD · Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-01
Primary Completion
2017-09-03
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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