NCT06158568

Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Exercise for Shoulder Pain

Effects of Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Exercise for Patients With Subacromial Pain Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 59 (actual)
• Sponsor: César Fernández-de-las-Peñas · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Based on the available literature, application of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation interventions targeting peripheral nerves (also called percutaneous neuromodulation) has shown positive effects for improving pain-related and functional outcomes in musculoskeletal chronic pain. Studies investigating the use of this intervention for the shoulder are lacking.

Detailed description

Based on the available literature, application of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation interventions targeting peripheral nerves (also called percutaneous neuromodulation) has shown positive effects for improving pain-related and functional outcomes in musculoskeletal chronic pain. Studies investigating the use of this intervention for the shoulder are lacking.

Conditions

• Shoulder Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation	Application of a electrical current percutaneously (at the motor response intensity) targeting the suprascapular and axillar nerves
OTHER	Placebo Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation	Application of sham electrical current (no intensity) percutaneously targeting the suprascapular and axillar nerves
OTHER	Exercise	Application of three weeks of progressive exercises targeting the shoulder musculature

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-01
• Primary completion: 2024-01-25
• Completion: 2024-04-27
• First posted: 2023-12-06
• Last updated: 2024-04-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain