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FlexWave Trial: Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Post-Stroke Upper Limb Spasticity

NCT06365476 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-07-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has emerged as an effective therapeutic intervention for addressing post-stroke limb spasticity. This research aims to explore the therapeutic implications of focused ESWT for wrist and finger flexor muscles in patients suffering from post-stroke upper limb spasticity.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT)

The focused shockwaves are directed at the affected muscles in the upper limb, specifically targeting the flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor carpi radialis, and flexor digitorum superficialis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shu-mei Yang, MD · National Taiwan University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-15
Primary Completion
2026-04-15
Completion
2027-04-15

Countries

  • Taiwan

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Diseases

Read the full study record

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