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Comparison Suprascapular Nerve Block and Subacromial Injection in Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hemiplegia
Pain
Interventions
Procedure: Subacromial injection
Procedure: Suprascapular nerve block
Registration Number
NCT04433377
Lead Sponsor
Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
Brief Summary

Hemiplegic shoulder pain is the most common poststroke painful condition. Hemiplegic shoulder pain reduces range of motion (ROM) and hand function, resulting in limited daily life activity and decreased quality of life.

In the literature, the effectiveness of suprascapular nerve block and subacromial injection in hemiplegia patients with shoulder pain has been previously evaluated, but these injection treatments have not been compared.

Therefore, the aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of suprascapular nerve block and subacromial injection on pain, shoulder (ROM), function and quality of life in hemiplegia patients with shoulder pain.

Detailed Description

Patients will be randomly assigned Subacromial injection group or Suprascapular nerve block group

In the suprascapular nerve block group, suprascapular nerve block will be performed with a MyLab60 model a high resolution 7-12-MHz linear probe ultrasonography device. After the suprascapular fossa will be observed by ultrasonography, a betamethasone dipropionate plus betamethasone sodium phosphate solution (6.43 mg / mL + 2.63 mg / mL; 1 mL), 0.5 % bupivacaine (2 mL) and physiological serum (2 mL) will be injected with an in-plane technique using a 22 gauge 90-mm injector.

In the subacromial injection group, subacromial injection will be performed with a MyLab60 model a high resolution 7-12-MHz linear probe ultrasonography device. After the subacromial bursa will be observed by ultrasonography, a betamethasone dipropionate plus betamethasone sodium phosphate solution (6.43 mg/mL + 2.63 mg/mL; 1 mL), 2% lidocaine (2 mL) and physiological serum (2 mL) will be injected with an in-plane technique using a 21 gauge 38-mm injector.

A home exercise program will be given both groups. The exercise program consisted of passive and active-assistive ROM exercises (3 sets daily, 20 times in each set).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • Brunstrom stage 2 to 5
  • spasticity <4 according to the modified Ashworth scale
  • having hemiplegia less than 12 months
  • Presence of shoulder pain lasting more than 3 months
  • Conservative treatment for painful shoulder before injection
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients over 75 years old, under 30 years old
  • Anti-coagulant or antiaggregant use
  • Presence of diabetes mellitus
  • Patients who could not be cooperated and Mini-mental Test (MMSE) score <24
  • Having previously had suprascapular block or subacromial injection
  • Presence of complex regional pain syndrome (type I),
  • The presence of neglect syndrome

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Subacromial injection groupSubacromial injectionSubacromial injection will be performed with a MyLab60 model a high resolution 7-12-MHz linear probe ultrasonography device. After the subacromial bursa will be observed by ultrasonography, a betamethasone dipropionate plus betamethasone sodium phosphate solution (6.43 mg/mL + 2.63 mg/mL; 1 mL), 2% lidocaine (2 mL) and physiological serum (2 mL) will be injected with an in-plane technique using a 21 gauge 38-mm injector. Home exercise: The exercise program consists of passive and active-assistive ROM exercises (3 sets daily, 20 times in each set).
Suprascapular nerve block groupSuprascapular nerve blockSuprascapular nerve block will be performed with a MyLab60 model a high resolution 7-12-MHz linear probe ultrasonography device. After the suprascapular fossa will be observed by ultrasonography, a betamethasone dipropionate plus betamethasone sodium phosphate solution (6.43 mg / mL + 2.63 mg / mL; 1 mL), 0.5 % bupivacaine (2 mL) and physiological serum (2 mL) will be injected with an in-plane technique using a 22 gauge 90-mm injector. Home exercise: The exercise program consists of passive and active-assistive ROM exercises (3 sets daily, 20 times in each set).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline in Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scorebaseline, month 1 and month 3

Self-reported neck pain intensity will be evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Patients will be asked about the average pain intensity that they had felt in the past week ("0" defines "no pain" and "10" defines "unbearable pain'').

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Shoulder ROMbaseline, month 1 and month 3

The shoulder ROM (flexion, abduction, internal rotation, external rotation) will be passively assessed by goniometry.

Functional Independence Measure (FIM)baseline, month 1 and month 3

Functional independence measure (FIM) will be used to evaluate independence for the activities of daily living. It was developed to measure the results of the rehabilitation on the patient. The higher scores in FIM are interpreted as better functional independence

EuroQol 5D-3L questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L)baseline, month 1 and month 3

The EQ-5D-3L scale, which scores five health conditions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression) through evaluation at 3 levels (no problems, some problems, or extreme problems), will be used to evaluate the quality of life

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

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Istanbul, Bahcelievler, Turkey

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