Active clinical trials for "Muscle Hypertonia"

Dr. Sanger and the research team want to learn about upper extremity hypertonia (stiffness) in children and young adults with cerebral palsy. Specifically, they want to learn about ways to measure the stiffness in the joints of hypertonic arms. The information the research team will collect includes any physical exams or computer generated data about your arm movements.

The purpose of this study is to test the reliability of using telemedicine so a neurologist can remotely identify residents of a long-term care facility who should be referred to a neurologist for an in-person spasticity consultation.

The study will determinate influence of four selected physiotherapeutic procedures on the pain intensity and the range of mandibular mobility in patients with myofascial disorders in the SS.

The study aims to evaluate the impact of a possible new treatment for hypertonia, contributing to the motor disability in children with cerebral palsy (CP). This study follows a 2005-2006 pilot study, that demonstrate a significant motor improvement in 4 children exposed to low tones via stereophonic Headphones.(A possible mechanism is a deep brain stimulation outspreading from the auditory pathways in certain tones) The goal of this study is to perform a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial (RCT) on 30 children. A three-arm study, with one group receiving the proposed treatment-music with low tones and the other two groups receiving a placebo (music without tones or stories) will be performed. clinical and a non invasive laboratory measurements (surface EMG) related to spasticity, active and passive range of movement, isometric strength and upper and lower body function would be measured both before and after the treatment .the assessments will include also a Visual assessment , evaluation of gaze coordination and a quality of life and a caretaker burden questionnaires.

The test subjects were selected from patients with clinical manifestations in muscle tone and healthy volunteers. Elbow flexor is the main target muscle. Fifty patients and 50 healthy subjects were given three assessment methods to measure muscle tension: modified Ashworth rating scale, elastic ultrasound technology and surface electromyography, and the data obtained by these three methods will be statistically analyzed and discussed.

Abnormal limb and trunk movements are seen in many children with cerebral palsy. Recognizing the difference between types of these movements is not well understood. This study aims to describe how common are these movements in children recruited from a population-based sample of children identified on a cerebral palsy register, and to explore associations with motor abilities. It is hoped this will lead to improved understanding and recognition of movement disorders in CP, to allow clinicians to choose appropriate treatments. We hypothesise that the underlying prevalence of dyskinesia is higher than that previously identified through conventional motor descriptions in cerebral palsy populations in Australia, and may approach 20%.