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Low Level LASER Therapy in Chronic Stroke Patients With Spastic Planter Flexors.

NCT05425225 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2024-01-30

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Summary

Low-intensity LASER therapy on the spastic muscle, would result in improving muscle performance and improving the functional capacity of individuals under the exercises imposed by physical therapy. In this study the effect of low level LASER therapy will be evaluated on spastic planter flexor of chronic stroke patients and on their gait parameters. After this study post stroke planter flexor spasticity will be cured by low level LASER which will help to improve their gait mechanics.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Low level LASER therapy

Three consecutive treatments will be given in a session, with 5 seconds break in between, giving a total irradiation time of 90 seconds. Two sessions will be given per week for total of 6 weeks.(20)

OTHER

Conventional physical therapy

Hot pack for 15 to 20 minutes followed by 10 repetitions of sustained stretching (10 seconds hold), for 3 days a week for 6 week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Binash Afzal, PHD* · Riphah international university lahore campus

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-04
Primary Completion
2022-09-15
Completion
2022-11-15

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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