• J Rehabil Med · Jan 2010

    Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study

    Goal attainment scaling in the evaluation of treatment of upper limb spasticity with botulinum toxin: a secondary analysis from a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial.

    • Lynne Turner-Stokes, Ian J Baguley, Stephen De Graaff, Pesi Katrak, Leo Davies, Paul McCrory, and Andrew Hughes.
    • King's College London School of Medicine, London, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom. lynne.turner-stokes@dial.pipex.com
    • J Rehabil Med. 2010 Jan 1; 42 (1): 81-9.

    ObjectiveTo examine goal attainment scaling for evaluation of treatment for upper limb post-stroke spasticity with botulinum toxin-A.DesignSecondary analysis of a multi-centre double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial.SettingSix outpatient clinics in Australia.ParticipantsPatients (n=90) completing per protocol 2 cycles of treatment/placebo. Mean age 54.5 (standard deviation 13.2) years. Mean time since stroke 5.9 (standard deviation 10.5) years.InterventionsIntramuscular botulinum toxin-A (Dysport 500-1000U) or placebo given at 0 and 12 weeks. Measurement points were baseline, 8 and 20 weeks.Main Outcome MeasuresIndividualized goal attainment and its relationship with spasticity and other person-centred measures - pain, mood, quality of life and global benefit.ResultsA significant treatment effect was observed with respect to goal attainment (Mann-Whitney z=-2.33, p< or = 0.02). Goal-attainment scaling outcome T-scores were highly correlated with reduction in spasticity (rho=0.36, p=0.001) and global benefit (rho=0.45, p<0.001), but not with other outcome measures. Goal-attainment scaling T-scores were lower than expected (median 32.4, interquartile range 29.6-40.6). Goals related to passive tasks were more often achieved than those reflecting active function. Qualitative analysis of goals nevertheless demonstrated change over a wide area of patient experience.ConclusionGoal-attainment scaling provided a responsive measure for evaluating focal intervention for upper limb spasticity, identifying outcomes of importance to the individual/carers, not otherwise identifiable using standardized measures.

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