Efficiency of Botulinum Toxin Injection for Spastic Equinovarus Foot in Post Stroke Hemiparetic Patients

Summary

Botulinum toxin is the main treatment for focal spasticity but the effects of botulinum toxin injections with respect to limitations of gait activities are still discussed. The aim of this study is to to investigate the effects of intramuscular Botulinum toxin type A injections on quantitative gait parameters (gait speed, step length and width, single support time) and posture, in hemiparetic post stroke patients with lower limb spasticity.

Timeline

Start

2006-05-19

Primary completion

2009-05-18

Completion

2010-11-17

Publications

• Kerzoncuf M, Viton JM, Pellas F, Cotinat M, Calmels P, Milhe de Bovis V, Delarque A, Bensoussan L. Poststroke Postural Sway Improved by Botulinum Toxin: A Multicenter Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Feb;101(2):242-248. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.04.024. Epub 2019 Aug 27.

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