NCT00732589

SSNB in Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

Suprascapular Nerve Block in Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Chulalongkorn University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare suprascapular nerve block with therapeutic ultrasound in stroke patients who have shoulder pain in weak side.

Detailed description

Shoulder pain is a common complication after a cerebrovascular accident.Hemiplegic shoulder pain has been shown to affect stroke outcome in a negative way.It interferes with recovery after stroke:it can cause distress and reduced activities and can markedly hinder rehabilitation.Suprascapular nerve block has been shown to be effective as an analgesic for different indications such as shoulder capsulitis.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of this technique conjunction with a rehabilitation program to reduce shoulder pain in hemiplegic patients.

Conditions

• Shoulder Pain
• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	1% xylocaine	10 cc. of 1%xylocaine, once a week
OTHER	ultrasound	ultrasound at shoulder area about 10 mins.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-08-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2009-05-01
• First posted: 2008-08-12
• Last updated: 2009-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand