NCT01650207

Acupuncture for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Changhua Christian Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• Shoulder Pain in Hemiplegic Side After Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	acupuncture	All participants were received regular rehabilitation program, and received different interventions. treatment frequency: 20 minutes per session, once daily, 5 times a week for 2 weeks
PROCEDURE	TENS
PROCEDURE	sham acupuncture

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-07-01
• Primary completion: 2012-03-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2012-07-26
• Last updated: 2012-07-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan