Overview

Comparing the Radial Extracorporeal Shock Waves and Botulinum Toxin Injection for Spasticity

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-09-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) is widely used in the clinics to reduce spasticity and improve upper limb function for post-stroke patients. However, there were no studies to compare the effect of rESWT and BoNT-A injection for treatment on spasticity.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Mackay Memorial Hospital
Treatments:
abobotulinumtoxinA
Botulinum Toxins
Botulinum Toxins, Type A
incobotulinumtoxinA
onabotulinumtoxinA