ESWT for UE Pain in Patients With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Bundang CHA Hospital

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Spastic Tetraplegia; Myelopathy Cervical; Pain

Treatments: Device: Sham therapy; Device: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04319679

ESWTSCIPain

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for upper extremity pain related to spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury.

Full description

6 times of ESWT (3,000 pulses per time, low energy under 0.3 mJ/m^2, tolerable range) on forearm area to reduce pain related to spasticity in patients with cervical myelopathy

Enrollment: 4 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Spinal cord damage confirmed in the spinal cord image
2. 1 month after spinal cord injury
3. Spasticity of upper extremities
4. Pain in areas below spinal cord injury more than 4 points on the numerical scale (NRS)
5. Cognitive functions that can clearly point out NRS with more than 15 points in the mini mental state examination (MMSE)
6. Age: 20 and older
7. Person who has agreed in writing to decide his or her participation and comply with the precautions

Exclusion criteria

1. Pain due to trauma
2. Injection treatments two weeks before participating in the study
3. Severe coagulopathy (excluding antiplatelet use)
4. Impaired cognition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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4 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

3,000 pulses per time, low energy under 0.3 mJ/mm\^2, tolerable range

Treatment:

Device: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Control group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Sham therapy

Treatment:

Device: Sham therapy