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Exercise Program for Patients With Cervical Dystonia Who Are Treated With Botulinum Toxin Type A

Primary Purpose

Dystonia, Cervical

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Stretching and Strengthening Exercises
Breathing and Rhythmic Coordination Exercises
Sponsored by
Prof. Dr. Şehim Kutlay
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Dystonia, Cervical focused on measuring Botulinum Toxin Type A, Exercise, Quality of Life

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be over 18 years old
  • Completion of Informed Signed Consent Form
  • Diagnosis of cervical dystonia by neurology
  • Botulinum toxin injection for cervical dystonia in Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Neurology Department Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinic
  • To have the necessary infrastructure to watch the prepared exercise videos on computers, phones, tablets.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cardiovascular, systemic or musculoskeletal problems that prevent participation in the exercise program
  • Presence of dementia/cognitive disorder or symptomatic psychiatric disease, which was previously diagnosed or detected during the anamnesis process, preventing participation in the program
  • Failure to approve the Informed Signed Consent Form

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm 2

    Arm Type

    Active Comparator

    Placebo Comparator

    Arm Label

    Study Group

    Control Group

    Arm Description

    The patients in the study group will be given stretching, strengthening, breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises for the muscles involved. (Personalized exercise program)

    The patients in the control group will be given only breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises.

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale Subscale Torticollis Pain Scale (0-20)
    A change of at least 5 units from baseline in the torticollis pain scale (0-20), which is a subscale of the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale, after 12 weeks of exercise application. (Higher scores mean a worse outcome.)

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale Subscale Disability Scale(0-30)
    Detection of improvement from baseline in the disability subscale(0-30) of the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Scale (Higher scores mean a worse outcome.)
    Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale Subscale Severity Scale (0-35)
    Detection of improvement from baseline in the severity subscale(0-35) of the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Scale (Higher scores mean a worse outcome.)
    Craniocervical dystonia questionnaire (0-100)
    Improvement in quality of life as assessed by the Craniocervical dystonia questionnaire (0-100) (Higher scores mean a worse outcome.)

    Full Information

    First Posted
    July 28, 2022
    Last Updated
    August 14, 2022
    Sponsor
    Prof. Dr. Şehim Kutlay
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT05502718
    Brief Title
    Exercise Program for Patients With Cervical Dystonia Who Are Treated With Botulinum Toxin Type A
    Official Title
    Evaluation of the Effect of Personalized Exercise Program on Clinical Findings and Quality of Life of Patients With Cervical Dystonia Who Received Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    August 2022
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Not yet recruiting
    Study Start Date
    September 1, 2022 (Anticipated)
    Primary Completion Date
    March 1, 2023 (Anticipated)
    Study Completion Date
    October 1, 2023 (Anticipated)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Sponsor-Investigator
    Name of the Sponsor
    Prof. Dr. Şehim Kutlay

    4. Oversight

    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
    No
    Data Monitoring Committee
    No

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    Dystonia is involuntary movements characterized by posture abnormalities or repetitive movements as a result of continuous or intermittent simultaneous contraction of opposing muscle groups. Dystonic movements are twisted and twisted in a certain pattern. Dystonia is named in different ways according to its distribution in the body. Cervical dystonia is the most common form of regional dystonia and can be defined as involuntary movements of the head in normal upright posture.Cervical dystonia has different names according to the posture of the neck (torticollis, laterocollis, anterocollis and retrocollis). These different postures can be seen individually as well as together.Pain in cervical dystonia is seen in approximately 70% of patients, and this condition is closely related to involuntary contractions of neck muscles and neck posture disorder. Fatigue, anxiety, unhappiness, decreased self-efficacy and limitation in daily living activities due to decreased neck movements are the main causes of disability in patients with cervical dystonia. The first-line treatment of cervical dystonia consists of injecting botulinum toxin type A into the relevant muscles to alleviate these complaints.There is increasing evidence that range of motion, stretching, and relaxation exercises, in addition to botulinum toxin therapy, have beneficial effects on pain and disability in patients with cervical dystonia.In this study, patients with cervical dystonia who received botulinum toxin type A injection will be divided into study group and control group.The patients in the study group will be given stretching, strengthening, breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises for the muscles involved. (Personalized exercise program) In the control group, only breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises will be given and the two groups will be compared.Thus, it is aimed to investigate the effect of a personalized exercise program on clinical findings and the patient's quality of life.
    Detailed Description
    Restriction of neck movements, pain, decrease in participation in activities of daily living and decrease in quality of life are common complaints in patients with cervical dystonia.Botulinum toxin injections are indisputably one of the most preferred methods in the treatment.There are debates about the contribution of exercise to treatment in these patients with functional limitation and pain.It is thought that the exercise program after botulinum toxin injection may be effective in reducing the patient's complaints and increasing the quality of life. Exercise programs can be planned as supervised or self-executed. However, although the effectiveness of supervised exercises is higher due to better patient compliance, it also brings a burden to both patients and the health system as it requires the patient to come to a center. In this study, patients with cervical dystonia who received botulinum toxin type A injection will be divided into study group and control group.The patients in the study group will be given stretching, strengthening, breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises for the muscles involved. (Personalized exercise program) In the control group, only breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises will be given and the two groups will be compared.Thus, it is aimed to investigate the effect of a personalized exercise program on clinical findings and the patient's quality of life. Dystonia is involuntary movements characterized by postural abnormalities or repetitive movements as a result of continuous or intermittent simultaneous contractions of opposing muscle groups.Dystonic movements are twisted and twisted in a certain pattern. Dystonia can be focal, segmental, multifocal, generalized or hemidystonia according to its distribution in the body.It is classified as primary (idiopathic) and secondary according to the etiology. Cervical dystonia is the most common form of focal dystonia and can be defined as involuntary postural movements of the head in normal upright posture.There are different types of cervical dystonia such as torticollis, laterocollis, anterocollis and retrocollis. These forms can be seen individually as well as in combination. The dystonic position can be intermittent or continuous. It may also be accompanied by tremor.Idiopathic cervical dystonia has a prevalence of 5-9 per 100,000. The mean age of onset is 42 years, and it is seen in relatively young individuals. It is seen 1.5-1.9 times more in women than in men. Pain is seen in approximately 70% of patients and is closely related to involuntary contractions of neck muscles and impaired neck posture. Fatigue, anxiety, depression, decreased self-efficacy and limitation in daily living activities due to limitation in neck movements are the main causes of disability in patients with cervical dystonia. Before starting treatment in patients followed up with a diagnosis of dystonia, it is necessary to make sure that the distinction between primary and secondary dystonia is made correctly. Because secondary dystonias can occur due to many reasons and elimination of the cause constitutes the first step of treatment.Discontinuation of treatment in drug-induced dystonias, and treatment of the disease primarily in metabolic diseases can be given as examples. With symptomatic treatment in cervical dystonia, it is aimed to improve the quality of life by reducing symptoms such as muscle contractions, abnormal head and neck posture, pain and tremor, and to prevent secondary complications such as myelopathy, radiculopathy and dysphagia. Treatment options in cervical dystonia can be examined under three headings. These are pharmacological treatments, surgical treatments and chemodenervation (botulinum toxin injection application) options. In some cases, it may be necessary to combine these options. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria after botulinum toxin injection application due to cervical dystonia in the Department of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Ankara University will be invited to the study. Before the study, patients will be asked to review the informed consent form and give their consent to the study. Socio-demographic information (name-surname, gender, age, education level, marital status, occupation, contact information, file numbers) of all patients who accepted to participate in the study will be recorded. Additional diseases, medications used, total number of botulinum toxin administered for cervical dystonia, date of diagnosis and symptoms of cervical dystonia will be questioned in the history of the patients. After this stage, patients will be randomized into two groups as study and control groups. Patients in both the study and control groups will consist of patients with a diagnosis of cervical dystonia and botulinum toxin injections. The patients in the study group will be given exercise videos prepared in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine. These exercise videos will be selected in accordance with the patient's cervical dystonia type (Torticollis, laterocollis, retrocollis, anterocollis). During the exercises, stretching exercises will be applied to the muscle groups that cause dystonia, and isometric strengthening exercises will be applied to the contralateral muscle groups. Videos including breathing exercises and rhythmic coordination exercises will also be given to all patients in the study and control groups. Patients will be asked to do these exercises for 10 repetitions, three times a day, five days a week. Patients will be asked to mark after each exercise on the exercise chart prepared to determine continuity and compliance with exercise. Patients will be called and followed up on a weekly basis with the exercise chart given to the patients and by telephone. The primary outcome measure will be a change from baseline of at least 5 units in the torticollis pain scale, a subscale of the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS), with 12 weeks of exercise. The calculation of the sample size will be based on the primary dependent variable. Using the G-Power program version 3.1.9.2, an alpha error of 5%, a ß error of 20%, and a patient loss rate of 20% were determined, and 17 volunteers were recruited to the study group and control group at 80% power. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences(SPSS) 11.5 package program will be used in the evaluation of the data. Frequency (percentage) for the variables obtained by counting, mean (standard deviation) for the variables obtained by measurement will be given as descriptive statistics. In intergroup comparisons, t-test will be used in independent groups for variables obtained by measurement, and chi-square test will be used for variables obtained by counting. Analysis of variance will be used in repeated measurements to examine the trend of time-dependent change in groups. p<0.05 will be considered statistically significant.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Dystonia, Cervical
    Keywords
    Botulinum Toxin Type A, Exercise, Quality of Life

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Treatment
    Study Phase
    Not Applicable
    Interventional Study Model
    Parallel Assignment
    Model Description
    Patients with cervical dystonia who received botulinum toxin type A injection will be divided into study group and control group.The patients in the study group will be given stretching, strengthening, breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises for the muscles involved. (Personalized exercise program) In the control group, only breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises will be given and the two groups will be compared.
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Allocation
    Randomized
    Enrollment
    34 (Anticipated)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    Study Group
    Arm Type
    Active Comparator
    Arm Description
    The patients in the study group will be given stretching, strengthening, breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises for the muscles involved. (Personalized exercise program)
    Arm Title
    Control Group
    Arm Type
    Placebo Comparator
    Arm Description
    The patients in the control group will be given only breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises.
    Intervention Type
    Other
    Intervention Name(s)
    Stretching and Strengthening Exercises
    Intervention Description
    The patients in the study group will be given exercise videos. These exercise videos will be selected in accordance with the patient's cervical dystonia type (Torticollis, laterocollis, retrocollis, anterocollis). During the exercises, stretching exercises will be applied to the muscle groups that cause dystonia, and isometric strengthening exercises will be applied to the contralateral muscle groups. Videos including breathing exercises and rhythmic coordination exercises will also be given to all patients in the study and control groups. Patients will be asked to do these exercises for 10 repetitions, three times a day, five days a week. Patients will be asked to mark after each exercise on the exercise chart prepared to determine continuity and compliance with exercise. Patients will be called and followed up on a weekly basis with the exercise chart given to the patients and by telephone.
    Intervention Type
    Other
    Intervention Name(s)
    Breathing and Rhythmic Coordination Exercises
    Intervention Description
    The patients in the study group will be given exercise videos prepared in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine. . Videos including breathing exercises and rhythmic coordination exercises will also be given to all patients in the study and control groups. Patients will be asked to do these exercises for 10 repetitions, three times a day, five days a week.
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale Subscale Torticollis Pain Scale (0-20)
    Description
    A change of at least 5 units from baseline in the torticollis pain scale (0-20), which is a subscale of the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale, after 12 weeks of exercise application. (Higher scores mean a worse outcome.)
    Time Frame
    0-6-12. Week
    Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale Subscale Disability Scale(0-30)
    Description
    Detection of improvement from baseline in the disability subscale(0-30) of the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Scale (Higher scores mean a worse outcome.)
    Time Frame
    0-6-12. Week
    Title
    Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale Subscale Severity Scale (0-35)
    Description
    Detection of improvement from baseline in the severity subscale(0-35) of the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Scale (Higher scores mean a worse outcome.)
    Time Frame
    0-6-12. Week
    Title
    Craniocervical dystonia questionnaire (0-100)
    Description
    Improvement in quality of life as assessed by the Craniocervical dystonia questionnaire (0-100) (Higher scores mean a worse outcome.)
    Time Frame
    0-6-12. Week

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    18 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: Be over 18 years old Completion of Informed Signed Consent Form Diagnosis of cervical dystonia by neurology Botulinum toxin injection for cervical dystonia in Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Neurology Department Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinic To have the necessary infrastructure to watch the prepared exercise videos on computers, phones, tablets. Exclusion Criteria: Cardiovascular, systemic or musculoskeletal problems that prevent participation in the exercise program Presence of dementia/cognitive disorder or symptomatic psychiatric disease, which was previously diagnosed or detected during the anamnesis process, preventing participation in the program Failure to approve the Informed Signed Consent Form

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Plan to Share IPD
    No
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