ESWT for Shoulder Pain in Patients With Brain Damage

Bundang CHA Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: ICH; Stroke; Brain Tumor; Brain Damage, Hypoxic

Treatments: Device: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04320108

ESWTbraindamage

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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

Enrollment: 6 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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6 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

3,000 pulses per time, low energy under 0.3 mJ/mm\^2, tolerable range

Treatment:

Device: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Control group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Sham therapy

Treatment:

Device: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy