Myofascial Trigger Points in the Upper Limb in Stroke Patients

NCT ID: NCT02882906

Last Updated: 2016-08-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-02-29
• Study Completion Date: 2016-07-31

Brief Summary

One source of shoulder pain can be myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). MTrPs are localized, hyperirritable points in the skeletal muscles that are associated with palpable nodules in muscle fibres. MTrPs can be classified into active and latent. Latent MTrPs demonstrate the same clinical characteristics as active MTrPs but they do not provoke spontaneous pain. Numerous studies have shown that MTrPs are prevalent in patients with chronic non-traumatic neck and shoulder pain.

Conditions

Stroke

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Unilateral shoulder pain and a physician-diagnosed stroke.

Exclusion Criteria

• Rheumatic inflammatory,
• Systemic diseases,
• Acute traumatic conditions,
• Postoperative conditions, neck and elbow disorders, and
• Serious aphasias in which there was a communication problem.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 90 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jorge Hugo Villafañe, PhD

Researcher

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

JORGE H VILLAFAÑE, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation

Locations

Jorge Hugo Villafañe

Piossasco, Turin, Italy

Countries

Italy

Other Identifiers

MTrPs

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id