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

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.

Timeline

Start

2017-04-01

Primary completion

2017-07-01

Completion

2017-09-30

Publications

• Wu YT, Yu HK, Chen LR, Chang CN, Chen YM, Hu GC. Extracorporeal Shock Waves Versus Botulinum Toxin Type A in the Treatment of Poststroke Upper Limb Spasticity: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 Nov;99(11):2143-2150. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.05.035. Epub 2018 Jul 4.

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