Effectiveness of Shock Wave Therapy Versus Low Level Lazer Therapy in Diabetic Frozen Shoulder Patients.

South Valley University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Diabetes Complications

Treatments: Other: Routine physical therapy program; Radiation: Shock wave therapy; Radiation: Low level lazer therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05967923

P.T- ORTH-06/2023-516

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients will be divided randomly into 3 groups.

Full description

Patients will be allocated from out patient clinics of Qena university hospitals Then they will be randomly assigned to three groups, every one will contain 30 patients of both gender, with age range between 45 and 60 years old

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with diabetes mellitus.
• patients with frozen shoulder due to diabetes mellitus.
• patients age ranged between 45 and 60 years old.
• cooperative patients.

Exclusion criteria

• patients with un-controlled hypertension.
• patients sensetive to shock wave or lazer irradiation.
• Patients with infectious skin diseases.
• un-cooperative patients.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 3 patient groups

Group (a)

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive shock wave therapy once a week for four weeks in addition to routine physical therapy program.

Treatment:

Other: Routine physical therapy program

Radiation: Shock wave therapy

Group (b)

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive low level lazer therapy three times per week for four weeks in addition to routine physical therapy program.

Treatment:

Radiation: Low level lazer therapy

Other: Routine physical therapy program

Group (c)

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive only routine physical therapy program.

Treatment:

Other: Routine physical therapy program