NCT04790071

Dry Needling Treatment in Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

Does Dry Needling Treatment Make an Extra Contribution to Conventional Treatment in Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kars State Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of dry needling therapy on shoulder pain and upper extremity functions in hemiplegic patients.

Detailed description

The myofascial trigger point is an overlooked issue in hemiplegic shoulder pain. Our aim in this study is to evaluate whether dry needling treatment contributes to the conventional treatment approach.

Conditions

• Hemiplegia
• Shoulder Pain
• Myofascial Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Conventional physical therapy	Conventional physical therapy: The patients received physical therapy to the shoulder, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, and stretching and strengthening exercises (5 days per week for three weeks in a total of 15 sessions).
OTHER	Conventional physical therapy plus dry needling	Conventional physical therapy plus dry needling: The patients received physical therapy to the shoulder, including transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, stretching, and strengthening exercise (5 days per week for three weeks in a total of 15 sessions). And also, a total of 3 dry needling sessions were applied at 7-day intervals.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-01
• Primary completion: 2023-04-09
• Completion: 2023-04-09
• First posted: 2021-03-10
• Last updated: 2023-06-12

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)