Clinical Trial: Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy as an Additional Treatment for Spasticity Secondary to Spinal Cord Injury

U.S., Oct. 27 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07894991) titled 'Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy as an Additional Treatment for Spasticity Secondary to Spinal Cord Injury' on Oct. 19.

Brief Summary: Spasticity is a common consequence of spinal cord injury and can have a profound impact on quality of life. The goal of this study is to learn if an intervention called focused extracorporeal shockwave therapy can enhance the effectiveness of injections received for spasticity, such as Botox. The main questions this study seeks to answer are whether shockwave therapy and toxin injection 1) can improve spasticity symptoms greater than toxin injection alone, and 2) change the structure of the injected ...