Botulinum Toxin Injection Efficiency

Jyväskylä Central Hospital

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 1

Conditions: Muscle Spasticity; Torticollis

Treatments: Other: Resistance training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01041157

KSKS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of the botulinum toxin injection into muscle tone, strength and mobility with and without muscle exercise effect.

Full description

The purpose is also to find out patients subjective symptoms between injections. Hypothesis: Efficiency of the botulinum toxin is more powerful with the muscle exercise before injection.

Enrollment: 22 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of cervical dystonia
• Spasticity in splenius capitis muscle
• Regular treatment with botulinum toxin injection

Exclusion criteria

• Don't want to take part the Trial
• Very long distance from home to Jyväskylä Central Hospital

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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22 participants in 1 patient group

1

Experimental group

Description:

resistance training

Treatment:

Other: Resistance training