ESWT for Shoulder Pain in Patients With Brain Damage

NCT ID: NCT04320108

Last Updated: 2025-06-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

6 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-29

Study Completion Date

2023-12-11

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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

Conditions

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Brain Damage, Hypoxic Stroke Brain Tumor ICH

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Experimental group

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy 6 times during 2 weeks

Control group

Sham therapy

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy 6 times during 2 weeks

Interventions

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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy 6 times during 2 weeks

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bundang CHA Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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MinYoung Kim, MD, PhD

Principal professor of Rehabilitation Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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MinYoung Kim, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine

Locations

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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center

Seongnam, South Korea, South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Other Identifiers

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ESWTbraindamage

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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