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Quantifying Muscle Tone in Patients With Brain Injury - a Feasibility Study

NCT04207632 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 5

Last updated 2020-02-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This project will determine the feasibility and validity of measuring elbow muscle flexor stiffness in a population of patients with sub-acute severe acquired brain injury using two measurement methods, the portable spasticity assessment device (PSAD) (Movotec, Charlottenlund, Denmark) and an ultrasound measurement called shear wave sonoelastography (SWE).

Conditions

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Muscle Dystonia
  • Spasticity, Muscle
  • Muscle Tightness
  • Acquired Brain Injury
  • Muscle Tone Abnormalities

Interventions

DRUG

Botulinum toxin type A injection

Ultrasound-guided BoNT-A injection in biceps brachii or brachialis

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Elsass Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hvidovre University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Derek J Curtis, phd · Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-04-01
Primary Completion
2021-01-15
Completion
2021-04-01

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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