The Clinical Effects of Combined Kinesiotaping and Steroid Injection in Stroke Patients With Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain : A Randomized Controlled Trial
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The aims of this study is to investigate sono-guided shoulder steroid injection combined with Kinesiotaping applications in reducing shoulder pain, improving functional performance on upper extremity and quality of life in stroke patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 20
Maximum Age: 80
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• The patients have a stroke with hemiplegia (duration is less than 6 months after stroke).
• The patients complain about shoulder pain and there're soft tissue impairment under sonography measurement.
• Patients who are able to perform slightly hand grasp( at least 10 degrees at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints).
Locations
Other Locations
Taiwan
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
RECRUITING
Kaohsiung City
Contact Information
Primary
Yuchi Huang, MD
hyuchi@gmail.com
+866-7-7317123
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-05-05
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-08-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Experimental: KT and steroid injection group
the patients will receive steroid injection for only one time before intervention, and receive KT for 5 days a week, for three weeks. And a 30-minute hand functional training would also be provided once daily every day during the intervention.
Sham_comparator: KT group
the patients will receive KT for 5 days a week, for three weeks. And a 30-minute hand functional training would also be provided once daily every day during the intervention.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital