SSNB in Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

Chulalongkorn University

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare suprascapular nerve block with therapeutic ultrasound in stroke patients who have shoulder pain in weak side.

Shoulder pain is a common complication after a cerebrovascular accident.Hemiplegic shoulder pain has been shown to affect stroke outcome in a negative way.It interferes with recovery after stroke:it can cause distress and reduced activities and can markedly hinder rehabilitation.Suprascapular nerve block has been shown to be effective as an analgesic for different indications such as shoulder capsulitis.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of this technique conjunction with a rehabilitation program to reduce shoulder pain in hemiplegic patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Shoulder Pain Stroke

Interventions

1% xylocaineDRUG

10 cc. of 1%xylocaine, once a week

ultrasoundOTHER

ultrasound at shoulder area about 10 mins.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Stroke patients who develope shoulder pain at weak limb. * Good conscious and able to access pain score. * No history of drug reaction with xylocaine * No history of fracture,tumor or blood tendency. * Willing to enrolled to study and signs inform consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not meet the inclusion criteria.

Locations (1)

Department of physical medicine and rehabilitation, Faculty of medicien, Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

VAS score of pain

Time frame: 4 weeks after intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Range of motion of the shoulder joint

Time frame: 4 weeks after intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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