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Quantitative Evaluation of Muscle Stiffness in Neurological Patients With Muscle Overactivity

NCT05510726 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2023-06-18

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Summary

Objective:

1. to investigate reliability, validity and responsiveness of shearwave elastography (SWE) to assess muscle stiffness of overactive upper or lower limb muscles in different angle joint positions in patients with neurological condition
2. to investigate the relationship between muscle stiffness measured by SWE and by MyotonPro
3. to investigate the correlation between muscle stiffness measured by SWE and clinical outcomes

Methods: each patient will be assessed three times: two times at an interval of 15 minutes on the same day and one time at an interval of one week at the same time of the day. The following measurements will be made at each evaluation: SWE, MyotonPro, clinical evaluation. SWE and MytotonPro will be taken at different angle joint position.

Outcomes: muscle stiffness measured by SWE and MyotonPro at different angle joint positions, and clinical evaluation (passive range of motion, modified ashworth scale, tardieu scale, fuglmeyer) Hypothesis: SWE is a valid, reliable, and resposive method to assess muscle stiffness in neurological population with muscle overactivity. The results of SWE will be correlated with the results of MyotonPro and with clinical outcomes.

Conditions

  • Muscle Spasticity

Interventions

DEVICE

shearwave elastography

shearwave elastography on upper or lower limb

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gaëtan Stoquart, MD, PhD · Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-05-30
Completion
2023-05-30

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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