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| Ipsen | INDUSTRY |
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The purpose of this study is to improve spasticity diagnosis through development of a simple physical examination guide for primary care providers to identify patients who would benefit from being referred to a movement disorders neurologist for a spasticity evaluation.
The aim of this study is to improve spasticity (a form of muscle rigidity) diagnosis through development of a simple physical examination guide for primary care providers/clinicians. This guide will assist in the identification of patients who would benefit from being referred to a movement disorders neurologist for spasticity evaluation and subsequent treatment. The examination tool will be tested for bedside implementation in all consenting participants residing in Tennessee State Veteran's Home, which is a long-term care facility in Murfreesboro, TN. Each of the 140 residents will receive one neurological examination and two physical examinations guided by the referral tool. A medical record review will also be performed.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Bedside Referral Tool | Diagnostic Test | Two Vanderbilt primary care providers (a nurse practitioner and a primary care physician) will examine all consented residents. Each primary care provider will perform elements of a physical exam guided by the bedside referral tool to determine if a referral to a movement disorders neurologist is required for a spasticity consultation. | ||
| Neurological Examination | Other | The subject will undergo elements of the neurological examination during which the movement disorders neurologist will look specifically for the presence of spasticity. If spasticity is found to be present during the examination, the neurologist will rate the severity of the spasticity in all affected limbs and record whether they would recommend treatment for spasticity, and if so, which treatment(s) they believe would be beneficial for the subject. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Sensitivity of Bedside Referral Tool | Two Vanderbilt primary care providers (a nurse practitioner and a primary care physician) will examine all consented residents, guided by the bedside referral tool, to determine if a referral to a movement disorders neurologist is requires for a spasticity consultation. The findings of each exam will be recorded by the research coordinator, who will keep the results blinded from the other raters. Each rater's referral decision will be compared to the diagnosis made by the movement disorders neurologist. | Up to three months after consent is obtained |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Specificity of Bedside Referral Tool | Two Vanderbilt primary care providers (a nurse practitioner and a primary care physician) will examine all consented residents, guided by the bedside referral tool, to determine if a referral to a movement disorders neurologist is requires for a spasticity consultation. The findings of each exam will be recorded by the research coordinator, who will keep the results blinded from the other raters. Each rater's referral decision will be compared to the diagnosis made by the movement disorders neurologist. |
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Nursing home residents
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| David Charles, M.D. | Professor and Vice-Chairman of Neurology | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Tennessee State Veterans' Homes | Murfreesboro | Tennessee | 37130 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 15714511 | Background | Gracies JM. Pathophysiology of spastic paresis. II: Emergence of muscle overactivity. Muscle Nerve. 2005 May;31(5):552-71. doi: 10.1002/mus.20285. | |
| 15774425 | Background | Thompson AJ, Jarrett L, Lockley L, Marsden J, Stevenson VL. Clinical management of spasticity. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2005 Apr;76(4):459-63. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.035972. No abstract available. |
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| Up to three months after consent is obtained |
| Spasticity Diagnosis | There is no biomarker for spasticity. Therefore, the diagnosis will be made on physician impression. A neurologist trained in movement disorders will examine each consented patient to determine if they have spasticity. The severity of the subject's spasticity will be documented, including the following measures: presence of fixed contractures and presence of pain on movement. | Up to three months after consent is obtained |
| Inter-rater Reliability | Two Vanderbilt primary care providers (a nurse practitioner and a primary care physician) will examine all consented residents, guided by the bedside referral tool, to determine if a referral to a movement disorders neurologist is requires for a spasticity consultation. The findings of each exam will be recorded by the research coordinator, who will keep the results blinded from the other raters. Agreement on spasticity referral between the two Vanderbilt primary care providers who performed the bedside examination will be determined. | Up to three months after consent is obtained |
| 14669188 | Background | Pfister AA, Roberts AG, Taylor HM, Noel-Spaudling S, Damian MM, Charles PD. Spasticity in adults living in a developmental center. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2003 Dec;84(12):1808-12. doi: 10.1016/s0003-9993(03)00368-x. |
| 14684785 | Background | Sommerfeld DK, Eek EU, Svensson AK, Holmqvist LW, von Arbin MH. Spasticity after stroke: its occurrence and association with motor impairments and activity limitations. Stroke. 2004 Jan;35(1):134-9. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000105386.05173.5E. Epub 2003 Dec 18. |
| 16446538 | Background | Welmer AK, von Arbin M, Widen Holmqvist L, Sommerfeld DK. Spasticity and its association with functioning and health-related quality of life 18 months after stroke. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2006;21(4):247-53. doi: 10.1159/000091222. Epub 2006 Jan 27. |
| 843571 | Background | Landis JR, Koch GG. The measurement of observer agreement for categorical data. Biometrics. 1977 Mar;33(1):159-74. |
| ID | Term |
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| D009128 | Muscle Spasticity |
| D009135 | Muscular Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D009122 | Muscle Hypertonia |
| D020879 | Neuromuscular Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| ID | Term |
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| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
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