CompletedNot Applicable

Laser Therapy Versus Neuromuscular Electrical Nerve Stimulation at Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

Turkey (Türkiye)75 participantsStarted 2023-12-26

Plain-language summary

This study aimed to investigate whether laser and neuromuscular electrical nerve stimulation applied in addition to conventional physical therapy exercises in hemiplegic shoulder pain seen in patients with stroke provides an additional contribution to pain, range of motion, spasticity, upper extremity functions and whether the two treatment types are superior to each other.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 85 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria * diagnosed with unilateral ischemic stroke for the first time * 18-85 years old, * patients with shoulder pain Exclusion Criteria: * another disease that will affect the central nervous system * injections or physical therapy to the same shoulder in the last 3 months, * history of shoulder surgery, * cervical radiculopathy, * inflammatory rheumatic disease or infection, * serious cardiovascular disease such as heart failure, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction that will affect functional status, * disease that will cause cognitive dysfunction, * Alzheimer's disease, dementia, * severe visual loss, * pregnancy and lactation, * malignancy, * psychiatric diseases

What they're measuring

Pain Level

Timeframe: baseline and through study completion, an average of 4 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06428851

SponsorHitit University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-05-17

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