NCT06407596

HILT or Conventional Combined Physical Therapy, in the Management of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

High-intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) or Conventional Combined Physical Therapy in the Management of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain ; Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ankara City Hospital Bilkent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: Hemiplegic shoulder pain is one of the most common complications after a stroke. There are many treatment strategies for this complication. High-intensity laser therapy (HILT) is a new treatment option, and we aimed to compare the effectiveness of conventional electrotherapy agents and HILT in this study. Patients and methods: Participants (N = 42) were randomized into the HILT (n = 21) and TENS+US (n = 21) groups. Group 1 received 3 sessions of HILT per week for 3 weeks in addition to a therapeutic exercise program that performed 5 sessions per week for 3 weeks. Group 2 received conventional physical therapy and a therapeutic exercise program for HSP of 5 sessions per week for 3 weeks. Patients were assessed before and after treatment on the on the 6th week for radiological evaluation with ultrasonography and for clinical parameters with VAS, AMAT, MRS, and FIQ scores.

Conditions

• Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain
• Hemiplegia
• Physical Therapy
• High Intensity Laser

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	high intensity laser	3 times per week, for 9 sessions
DEVICE	tens+us	5 times per week, total 15 sessions for 3 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-01
• Primary completion: 2023-02-01
• Completion: 2023-08-30
• First posted: 2024-05-09
• Last updated: 2024-05-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)