Adult Spasticity International Registry Study: methodology and baseline patient, healthcare provider, and caregiver characteristics
Gerard E. Francisco, Daniel S. Bandari, Ganesh Bavikatte, Wolfgang H. Jost, Aubrey Manack Adams, Joan Largent, Alberto Esquenazi
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Health Science Center McGovern Medical School and TIRR Memorial Hermann, Houston, TX 77030, USA. E-mail: gerard.e.francisco@uth.tmc.edu
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2245
Lay Abstract
People with spasticity have stiff muscles. Spasticity can also cause muscles to move without control. OnabotulinumtoxinA, sold as BOTOX®, is a medicine used to treat spasticity. This study looks at how BOTOX is used in adults who have spasticity during real office visits to their doctor. We look at how much, in which muscles, and when BOTOX is given to treat spasticity. A total of 745 adults with spasticity joined the study. Seventy-five doctors in North America, Europe, and Asia treated the people in this study. A total of 474 people were treated before the study with BOTOX for spasticity. More people had spasticity in their leg muscles compared to their arm muscles. Most people were being treated for spasticity after having a stroke. Information from this study will help decide the best way for doctors to use BOTOX for people with spasticity.
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