ESWT for Shoulder Pain in Patients With Brain Damage

N/ACompletedNCT04320108

Bundang CHA Hospital6 enrolled

Overview

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for upper extremity pain related to spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury.

6 times of ESWT (3,000 pulses per time, low energy under 0.3 mJ/mm\^2, tolerable range) on subscapularis and lesser and greater tuberlces of humerus to reduce pain in patients with brain damage

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Brain Damage, Hypoxic Stroke Brain Tumor ICH

Interventions

Extracorporeal shockwave therapyDEVICE

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy 6 times during 2 weeks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Brain damaged patient confirmed in the brain image * 1 month after brain damage * Pain in hemiplegic shoulder areas more than 4 points on the numerical scale (NRS) * Cognitive functions that can clearly point out NRS with more than 15 points in the mini mental state examination (MMSE) * Age: 20 and older * Person who has agreed in writing to decide his or her participation and comply with the precautions Exclusion Criteria: * Pain due to trauma * Injection treatments two weeks before participating in the study * Severe coagulopathy (excluding antiplatelet use) * Impaired cognition

Locations (1)

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center

Seongnam, South Korea, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Numerical rating scale (NRS)

Pain intensity (0-10, ordinal scale)

Time frame: Up to 4 weeks (baseline, after each treatment during 2 weeks, 2 weeks + 1 day, 4 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes

Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)

Scoring scale consist of 5 pain scale and 8 disability scale, in %, 0 (best) to 100 (worst)

Time frame: Up to 4 weeks (baseline, 2 weeks + 1 day, 4 weeks)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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