Acupuncture for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Shoulder Pain in Hemiplegic Side After Stroke
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- shoulder pain degrees
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
Brief 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.
Investigators
Ta-Sen Wei,MD
Director, Physical Medical and Rehabilitation, Principal Investigator, Clinical Professor
Changhua Christian Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
shoulder pain degrees
Time Frame: 10 days after first intervention
pain VAS in passive shoulder ROM
Secondary Outcomes
- shoulder ROM(10 days after first intervention)