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Acupuncture for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

NCT01650207 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2012-07-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Shoulder pain has been reported to be one of the most common complications after stroke. Several factors have been related to shoulder pain after stroke such as paralysis, restricted range of motion in the shoulder, spasticity, sensory abnormalities, but the relationship between these factors and pain was not discussed.

The aim of this study is to identify the efficacy of electroacupuncture in reducing upper limbs spasticity and shoulder pain in stroke patients, and to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) for stroke patients.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Pain in Hemiplegic Side After Stroke

Interventions

PROCEDURE

acupuncture

All participants were received regular rehabilitation program, and received different interventions. treatment frequency: 20 minutes per session, once daily, 5 times a week for 2 weeks

PROCEDURE

TENS

PROCEDURE

sham acupuncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Changhua Christian Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tasen Wei · Physical Medical and Rehabilitation, Changhua Christian Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-03-31
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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