NCT02924168

Radial Shock Waves for Functional Disability in Stroke

Effect of Radial Shock Waves for the Treatment of Upper Limb Functional Disability in Stroke Sequelae

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Marta Imamura · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a double blind randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of radial shock waves on functional recovery of the upper limb of patients with sequelae of ischemic strokes in the territory of the middle cerebral artery. A total of 20 patients will be enrolled and will undergo motor, functional and cortical excitability evaluations before and after four weekly sessions of radial shockwaves. 5,000 pulses with a frequency of 15 Hz and 3.5 to 4 bar of air pressure will be applied to the active group, resulting in an energy flux density (EFD) of approximately 0.07 mJ/mm2. The sham group will receive identical treatment, except for the fact that no energy flux will be applied.

Conditions

• Ischemic Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Active Radial Shockwave	Four weekly sessions of active radial shockwave treatment.
DEVICE	Sham Radial Shockwave	Four weekly sessions of sham radial shockwave treatment.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-09-01
• Primary completion: 2018-02-01
• Completion: 2018-02-01
• First posted: 2016-10-05
• Last updated: 2018-06-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil