NCT04830189

The Effectiveness of Two Different Types of Shoulder Slings in Stroke

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Different Types of Slings in Shoulder Subluxation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of shoulder slings on pain, motor function, daily life and balance in acute hemiplegic patients and to investigate whether different types of slings are superior to each other.

Detailed description

Thirty-two patients with hemiplegic shoulder subluxation due to acute stroke were divided into two groups: shoulder supported slings and forearm supported slings. Hemiplegia rehabilitation passive and active-assistive range of motion, stretching, and neurophysiologic exercises were performed for all patients per day for 8 weeks.Pain assessment was performed with Visual Analog Scale, sensorimotor evaluation was performed with Fugl Meyer Assessment of Motor Function,daily life activities were assessed with Barthel Index, and balance was evaluated with Berg Balance Scale.

Conditions

• Hemiplegia
• Rehabilitation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	shoulder sling	Patients were used shoulder slings
DEVICE	forearm sling	Patients were used forearm slings

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-10
• Primary completion: 2018-01-20
• Completion: 2019-01-01
• First posted: 2021-04-05
• Last updated: 2021-04-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)