SURGERY VS BOTULINUM TOXIN ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN STROKE PATIENTS

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

We present a research project in the form of a controlled clinical trial with the aim of analyzing and demonstrating whether the surgical treatment of upper limb spasticity is an effective and efficient measure to improve dependence and quality of life perceived by patients with sequelae of stroke and therefore, should be included in the therapeutic protocols, in which it is not usually contemplated, as a complement or alternative to traditional treatment with botulinum toxin, rehabilitation and occupational therapy.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Patients of legal age, with spasticity in the upper limb due to stroke, with a minimum evolution time of 12 months, who, after being informed orally and in writing of the objectives of the study, sign the informed consent form (themselves or their legal representatives).

Locations
Other Locations
Spain
University of Granada
RECRUITING
Granada
Contact Information
Primary
Pedro Hernández-Cortés, MD PhD
phc@ugr.es
958240721
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-01-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-12-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 44
Treatments
Active_comparator: Group I
Patients who meet the inclusion criteria and who will be treated with botulinum toxin (1 injection/4months).
Experimental: Group II
Patients who meet the inclusion criteria and who will be treated by surgery.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación Biomédica Andalucía Oriental

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