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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12615001197527
ACTRN12615001197527
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A comparison of short, medium and long-term effectiveness of electrical stimulation, postural treatment and Kinesiotape on pain perception and functionality in chronic hemiplegic shoulder pain:a randomized controlled trial

Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena0 sites40 target enrollmentNovember 4, 2015

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Self-perceived pain
Sponsor
Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
November 4, 2015
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • (a) age 35\-80 years;
  • (b) hospitalization for a cerebrovascular accident of the middle cerebral artery;
  • (c) presence of hypertonic symptoms in the affected upper extremity within 24 hours poststroke, with a muscle assessment of 0 in deltoid muscles according to the Daniels scale;
  • (d) score of 4 on item 5 of the NIH stroke scale (equivalent to absence of movement or motor activity) at 24 hours from the stroke episode, and
  • (e) favorable family environment (subjects living in homes, supervised housing or destructured families were excluded).

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subjects will be excluded from the study in any of the following circumstances:
  • (a) prior disorders of the affected shoulder joint (fractures, surgical procedures);
  • (b) skin alterations in the area to be treated;
  • (c) presence of voluntary activity, even if minimal, in the affected shoulder within 24 hours poststroke;
  • (d) cognitive impairment;
  • (e) pacemaker user;
  • (f) significant health problems or general deterioration impeding their adherence to the intervention protocol;
  • (g) shoulder pain previous to stroke, and
  • (h) previous physiotherapy treatment in the affected shoulder within two months prior to data collection.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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