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NCT07369453Completed

Exercise to Improve Sleep and Quality of Life in Stroke Patients Receiving Botulinum Toxin Treatment

The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Sleep Quality, Quality of Life, and Functional Status in Stroke Patients Treated With Botulinum Toxin for Upper Extremity Spasticity

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Jan 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This study aimed to investigate the contribution of aerobic exercise programmes to improving sleep quality, quality of life, and functional status, alongside conventional rehabilitation, in stroke patients who had received botulinum toxin treatment for upper extremity spasticity.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
56 (actual)
First submitted
23 Dec 2025
Start date
15 Sept 2021
Primary completion date
15 Jan 2024
Lead sponsor
Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT07369453

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 56
  • From 15 Sept 2021 to the primary completion date, 15 Jan 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Those who had received antispastic or antiepileptic treatment with dose changes in the last month

Other illness

  • Stroke patients who had BTX-A injections for lower extremity spasticity or had a Modified Ashworth Scale (MASH) score ≥ 2 for lower extremity spasticity,
  • Uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases,
  • Flaccid stroke,
  • Upper extremity disorders (fractures, frozen shoulder, arthritis, surgery),
  • Pre-existing sleep disorders (obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, parasomnia, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, or psychiatric disorders),
  • Cancer diagnosis,

Other

  • Cognitive dysfunction,

Who the study is looking for

  • 62 patients aged 18-75 years who were planned for botulinum toxin treatment due to upper extremity spasticity following a stroke

Age in the registry: 18 weeks to 75 weeks · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
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BursaTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status

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