Vanderbilt University Spasticity Management Program Evaluation Plan

August 17, 2007 updated by: Vanderbilt University

People with severe developmental disabilities frequently have comorbidities that make providing care to them more difficult. Spasticity is one such comorbidity. It produces increased muscle tone that can cause stiffness in joints and bodily contortions that can interfere with all of the major types of care provided to participants. Typically, care areas include splinting, hygiene, dressing, transfers, positioning, ambulation, and engaging in other functional activities. Moreover, persons with spasticity often experience pain.

Typically, spasticity is managed by health care providers using a combination of the following therapies:

  • Physical / occupational therapy (PT / OT)
  • Oral medication
  • Botox injections
  • Intrathecal baclofen administered by the Medtronic SyncroMed pump (ITB)
  • Orthopedic / neurological surgery

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

As individuals are identified as appropriate participants for the Program and consent is obtained, the care team for each person, consisting of both medical and caregiver staff, will define up to three specific care area goals and related tasks for treatment. A comprehensive spasticity management program will then be developed for the individual. Clinical and outcome assessments at baseline and at follow-up will include measures of range of motion, global spasticity according to a modified Ashworth scale, and the time and number of staff required for the task. In addition, video will be obtained of caregivers performing each participant's care area tasks at baseline and follow-up to allow an independent external reviewer to judge task difficulty. Treatment will be provided as outlined by the spasticity management plan. Follow-up evaluations will be conducted when the participant is at least one year from their initial Botulinum injection, or are one year post-implant for ITB participants. When the participant is exited from the study, Survey Physician will be asked to rate the overall impact of the Program on each of the individual's care area tasks.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

20

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Tennessee
      • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37212
        • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult with spasticity residing at Clover Bottom Developmental Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Spasticity must interfere with daily functioning.
  • Care team must be able to identify at least one treatment goal for the potential participant.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Family or guardian is unwilling to provide written informed consent.
  • Spasticity does not interfere with patient's day-to-day care.
  • Staff who provide daily care are unable to identify a clear treatment goal.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Total time (in seconds) spent by caregivers to complete a defined care area task at one year followup.
Categorical rating by blinded, independent reviewer of baseline and one-year care area task videos.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Range of motion score for each care area goal, assigned by physical therapist and compared at baseline vs. one-year followup.
Differences in the number of hospital admissions 12 months pre- and 12 months post-program.
Differences in costs associated with caregiving 12 months pre- and 12 months post-treatment.
Difference in Physician's global assessment of spasticity at baseline and one-year followup.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Vanderbilt University

Collaborators

Allergan
Medtronic

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: David Charles, MD, Vanderbilt University Department of Neurology

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2002

Study Completion

February 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 20, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 17, 2007

Last Verified

August 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SMPEP-9.1

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