Investigation of Factors Affecting Shoulder Pain in Stroke Survivors

Pamukkale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06447649

PAU-FTR-CA-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to examine the factors affecting shoulder pain in stroke survivors and to determine how much the factors affect shoulder pain

Full description

The study included 62 stroke patients who got stage 3 or more from the Brunnstrom upper limp stage. We assessed shoulder pain using the Visual Analog Scale, evaluated muscle tone using the Modified Ashworth Scale, identified myofascial trigger points by manual palpation, and measured range of motion using a universal goniometer. We employed the Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Assessment to assess the functional status of the upper extremities. We also used the Neer Impingement, Apprehension, Acromioclavicular Shear, and Speed Tests to evaluate the soft tissue condition.

Enrollment: 1 patient

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• having received a diagnosis of hemiplegia following a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
• having experienced a first-time stroke
• having unilaterally affected, having stage 3 or above Brunnstrom upper limb stage
• not having any other neurological/orthopedic problems in addition to hemiplegia
• not having any shoulder problems on the same side (affected side) before the stroke
• not having any shoulder problems on the same side (affected side) before the stroke

Exclusion criteria

• having a history of shoulder injury (affected side)
• neurological and orthopedic diseases other than stroke
• prior stroke
• bilateral involvement
• non-cooperation

Trial design

1 participants in 1 patient group

study group

Description:

We included stroke patients aged between 20 and 85. inclusion criteria for this study; having received a diagnosis of hemiplegia following a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), having experienced a first-time stroke, having unilaterally affected, having stage 3 or above Brunnstrom upper limb stage, not having any other neurological/orthopedic problems in addition to hemiplegia, not having any shoulder problems on the same side (affected side) before the stroke, scoring 25 or above on the Mini Mental Test.