Long Term Effects of Soft Splints on Stroke Patients and Patients With Disorders of Consciousness

September 24, 2019 updated by: Géraldine Martens
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects on upper limb spasticity of soft splints worn during three weeks three hours a day by patients with stroke or disorders of consciousness.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Patients with stroke or disorders of consciousness (DOC) are likely to suffer from major muscular troubles such as spasticity. This spasticity may induce pain, loss in range of motion and permanent joint deformities. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of soft splinting on the hand spasticity in both patients with stroke and patients with disorders of consciousness. The investigators plan to include 100 patients (50 stroke - 50 with DOC) and each subgroup will be divided in two arms: one wearing real soft splints (6 cm diameter) three hours a day for 3 three weeks and the other one wearing 'placebo' splints (1 cm diameter).

Skin condition will be followed by the nursing team during the three weeks. Spasticity, pain and consciousness assessments will be performed at baseline (week 0), after 1 week of treatment (week 1) at the end of the treatment (week 3), 1 week later (week 4), 3 weeks later (week 6) and three months later (week 12).

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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12

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Belgium
    • Brabant Wallon
      • Ottignies, Brabant Wallon, Belgium, 1340
        • Centre Hospitalier Neurologique William Lennox

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 75 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria (DOC):

  • Altered state of consciousness according to international criteria since more than three months
  • Stable condition
  • Ashworth score > 1 for at least one upper limb joint

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Bone fracture/lesion at the upper limbs
  • Serious neurological disorder (MMSE > 24) prior to the accident
  • Botox injection on the upper limbs in the 6 months preceding the inclusion

Inclusion Criteria (stroke):

  • Central nervous system injury responsible for the spasticity
  • Ashworth score > 1 for at least one upper limb joint

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Bone fracture/lesion at the upper limbs
  • Serious neurological disorder (MMSE > 24)
  • Botox injection on the upper limbs in the 6 months preceding the inclusion

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

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ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: DOC - real
Spastic patients with disorders of consciousness receiving the real soft splint
Device: Real soft splint (6 cm)
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: DOC - placebo
Spastic patients with disorders of consciousness receiving the placebo soft splint
Device: Placebo soft splint (1 cm)
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Stroke - real
Spastic patients stroke receiving the real soft splint
Device: Real soft splint (6 cm)
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: Stroke - placebo
Spastic patients stroke receiving the placebo soft splint
Device: Placebo soft splint (1 cm)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in the Modified Ashworth Scale
Time Frame: Week 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 12
Spasticity assessment
Week 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 12
Change in the Modified Tardieu Scale
Time Frame: Week 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 12
Spasticity assessment
Week 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 12
Change in the Nociception Coma Scale-Revised
Time Frame: Week 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 12
Pain assessment
Week 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 12
Change in the Visual Analogue Scale
Time Frame: Week 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 12
Pain assessment
Week 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 12
Change in the Palm-finger distance
Time Frame: Week 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 12
Range of motion assessment
Week 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 12

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised
Time Frame: Week 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 12
Consciousness assessment
Week 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 12

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Géraldine Martens

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dinant Godinne - UCL Namur

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Nicolas Lejeune, Centre Hospitalier Neurologique William Lennox

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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January 1, 2017

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

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January 1, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

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June 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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December 26, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 29, 2016

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

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January 2, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

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September 25, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 24, 2019

Last Verified

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September 1, 2019

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  • 2016/292

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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