Acupuncture for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

Shoulder Pain in Hemiplegic Side After Stroke Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01650207
• Other study ID #: CCH-110410
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 12, 2012
• Last updated: July 25, 2012
• Start date: July 2011
• Est. completion date: June 2012

Study information

• Verified date: July 2012
• Source: Changhua Christian Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: June 2012
• Est. primary completion date: March 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Stroke within 6 months from onset

• Hemiplegia with shoulder pain (VAS > 2)

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous pathology of the shoulder or cardiac pacemaker, and cognition problems

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Shoulder Pain
• Shoulder Pain in Hemiplegic Side After Stroke

Intervention

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
• TENS

• sham acupuncture

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Changhua Christian Hospital	Taiwan	Changhua

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Changhua Christian Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	shoulder pain degrees	pain VAS in passive shoulder ROM	10 days after first intervention	Yes
Secondary	shoulder ROM	passive shoulder ROM (abduction, ER)	10 days after first intervention	Yes