NCT07261007

Investigation of the Effectiveness of Flossing in Hemiplegic Patients With Shoulder Pain

Investigation of the Effectiveness of Flossing in Hemiplegic Patients With Shoulder Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Uskudar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to contribute to clinical practice by investigating the effectiveness of flossband application on range of motion, functionality, pain and sleep quality in hemiplegic patients with shoulder pain.

Detailed description

This study will be conducted at the NRL Physical Therapy Center. Participants must sign an informed consent form before starting the study. Participants will be randomly assigned to two groups: a control and an experimental group. A Visual Analog Scale will be used to assess pain. A score of 0 represents no pain, and a score of 10 represents unbearable pain. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale will be used to assess sleep quality. Assessments will be made before starting treatment and at the end of treatment after 6 weeks. The experimental group will receive conventional physical therapy and flossband application. This group will receive conventional physical therapy and flossband application three sessions per week, each session lasting approximately 40-50 minutes, for 6 weeks. The flossband application will cover the area around the shoulder joint (specifically the deltoid, pectoralis major, and subscapularis line). A spiral bandage will be applied starting from the mid-distal portion of the deltoid muscle, working distally from proximal to distal.

Conditions

• Shoulder Pain
• Hemiplegia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	control	conventional physiotherapy applications; TENS, hotpack, ultrasound and exercise.
OTHER	flossing	conventional physiotherapy applications; TENS, hotpack, ultrasound and exercise. The floss band application will cover the area around the shoulder joint (specifically the deltoid, pectoralis major, and subscapularis). The bandage will be applied in a spiral pattern, starting from the mid-distal portion of the deltoid muscle and working distally to proximally. It will be applied with approximately 50% tension.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-12-03
• Primary completion: 2026-01-15
• Completion: 2026-02-01
• First posted: 2025-12-03
• Last updated: 2025-12-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)