jRCTs042180014.
Trial name or title | Immediate effect of simple magnetic stimulation for upper limb spasticity: a randomised‐controlled trial |
Methods | RCT |
Participants |
Inclusion criteria: adults after stroke with modified Ashworth Scale score of 1+ or more in the metacarpophalangeal joint (MP), wrist, or elbow flexor muscles Exclusion criteria: unstable condition and/or patients who used cardiac pacemaker |
Interventions | 15 minutes of magnetic stimulation for spastic muscles |
Outcomes |
Primary outcome: changes in spasticity evaluated by the modified Ashworth Scale Secondary outcomes: modified Ashworth Scale score and subjective symptoms of participants at 24 hours before, just before, just after, 1 hour after, 24 hours after stimulation |
Starting date | 1 November 2018 |
Contact information | Hitoshi Kagaya, Fujita Health University Hospital, 1‐98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan email:hkagaya2@fujita‐hu.ac.jp |
Notes | jRCTs042180014 |