Invention of Portable Laser Acupuncture and Joint Mobilization Device on Frozen Shoulder and Therapeutic Effects

NCT ID: NCT04802213

Last Updated: 2021-03-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-20

Study Completion Date

2022-01-31

Brief Summary

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the volunteers with frozen shoulder will be recruited to this experiment and use devices under a designed experimental procedure. After subjects use device , R\&D team will collect subject feedback, efficacy assessments, and various device data. This step will not only help investigators to improve and refine the device but also find the best operating mode and using standard of the device to help the frozen shoulder patients.

Subjects in this study will also enter a designed course of treatment. All patients will be distributed equally and randomly to three groups (control , mobilization device, laser acupuncture plus mobilization device) to receive treatment. All groups receive three therapy sessions per week for 8 consecutive weeks. At last, investigators will compare the differences between the three groups to understand the effect of portable laser acupuncture and joint mobilization device on frozen shoulder.

Detailed Description

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Adhesive capsulitis (also known as frozen shoulder) is a painful and disabling disorder of unclear cause in the shoulder capsule. There are many ways to treat frozen shoulders. Laser acupuncture and joint mobilization are both ways to treat frozen shoulders. According to the literature, laser acupuncture has the effect of pain control for frozen shoulder and joint mobilization can increase the patient's shoulder range of motion. As a creative inspiration, the R\&D team uses application and principle of these treatment to design the device. After cooperation and effort, the R\&D team developed two devices that are 「portable laser Acupuncture device for frozen shoulder」and「the joint mobilization simulation device」. During the development of two devices, collecting various usage data and user's feelings, feedback and clinical effects are very important. So, R\&D team will use this research project to help device development. This project will recruit volunteers as objects for device development and advancement.

The volunteers with frozen shoulder will be recruited to this experiment and use devices under a designed experimental procedure. After subjects use device , R\&D team will collect subject feedback, efficacy assessments, and various device data. This step will not only help investigators to improve and refine the device but also find the best operating mode and using standard of the device to help the frozen shoulder patients.

Subjects in this study will also enter a designed course of treatment. All patients will be distributed equally and randomly to three groups (control , mobilization device, laser acupuncture plus mobilization device) to receive treatment. All groups receive three therapy sessions per week for 8 consecutive weeks. At last, investigators will compare the differences between the three groups to understand the effect of portable laser acupuncture and joint mobilization device on frozen shoulder.

Conditions

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Frozen Shoulder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Rehabilitation exercise

1.perform rehabilitation exercise for patients with frozen shoulders (10 repetitions of each exercise, three times a day, 3 days a week for 8 weeks)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Rehabilitation exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Rehabilitation exercise use the methods that suggested by previous studies including finger wall climbing, pendulum exercise, and arms lifting.

Rehabilitation exercise + joint mobilization device treatment

1. perform rehabilitation exercise for patients with frozen shoulders (10 repetitions of each exercise, three times a day, 3 days a week for 8 weeks)
2. perform joint mobilization device treatment for patients with frozen shoulders (The treatment time was total of 30 minutes. Three times a week for 8 continuous weeks.)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rehabilitation exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Rehabilitation exercise use the methods that suggested by previous studies including finger wall climbing, pendulum exercise, and arms lifting.

joint mobilization device treatment

Intervention Type DEVICE

The joint mobilization treatment used the mobilization device that developed in this research.It is a device developed by using the design of the vibration force generated by the vibration mechanism and the technologies to simulate the mobilization of the shoulder joint.When the subject uses the device, first sit on a seat that can be adjusted according to the user's body shape and buckle the shoulder fixation device. Then use the specially designed shoulder movement setting mechanism of the device to set the user's shoulder movement and movement angle.The next step is to set the direction and magnitude of the vibration force applied by the device to the shoulder joint in accordance with the joint mobilization technique (posterior, anterior, and inferior) that the therapist or user intends to perform to achieve the effect of simulating joint mobilization and increasing joint mobility.

Rehabilitation exercise +joint mobilization device treatment + laser acupuncture device treatment

1. perform rehabilitation exercise for patients with frozen shoulders (10 repetitions of each exercise, three times a day, 3 days a week for 8 weeks)
2. perform joint mobilization device treatment for patients with frozen shoulders (The treatment time was total of 30 minutes. Three times a week for 8 continuous weeks.)
3. perform laser acupuncture device treatment for patients with frozen shoulders ( three sessions per week for 8 consecutive weeks. patients in each treatment session received laser at a dosage of 4 joules/cm2 for the eight chosen position. )

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rehabilitation exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Rehabilitation exercise use the methods that suggested by previous studies including finger wall climbing, pendulum exercise, and arms lifting.

joint mobilization device treatment

Intervention Type DEVICE

The joint mobilization treatment used the mobilization device that developed in this research.It is a device developed by using the design of the vibration force generated by the vibration mechanism and the technologies to simulate the mobilization of the shoulder joint.When the subject uses the device, first sit on a seat that can be adjusted according to the user's body shape and buckle the shoulder fixation device. Then use the specially designed shoulder movement setting mechanism of the device to set the user's shoulder movement and movement angle.The next step is to set the direction and magnitude of the vibration force applied by the device to the shoulder joint in accordance with the joint mobilization technique (posterior, anterior, and inferior) that the therapist or user intends to perform to achieve the effect of simulating joint mobilization and increasing joint mobility.

laser acupuncture device treatment

Intervention Type DEVICE

The laser acupuncture treatment use the laser acupuncture device that developed in this research. A gallium-aluminium-arsenide (GaAlAs, infrared laser) continuous wave diode laser device with a wavelength of 850nm (invisible), a power output of 100 mW, and a spot area of 0.07cm2 was used for laser acupuncture.When performing laser acupuncture treatment, the laser emitted by the device is irradiated on the selected acupuncture points .The acupuncture points (GB 21, LI 4, LI 11, LI 14, LI15, LI 16, SI 9, SI 10, SI 11, TE 14, and TE 15) were determined according to the literature regarding acupuncture application in shoulder pain based on traditional chinese acupuncture.

Interventions

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Rehabilitation exercise

Rehabilitation exercise use the methods that suggested by previous studies including finger wall climbing, pendulum exercise, and arms lifting.

Intervention Type OTHER

joint mobilization device treatment

The joint mobilization treatment used the mobilization device that developed in this research.It is a device developed by using the design of the vibration force generated by the vibration mechanism and the technologies to simulate the mobilization of the shoulder joint.When the subject uses the device, first sit on a seat that can be adjusted according to the user's body shape and buckle the shoulder fixation device. Then use the specially designed shoulder movement setting mechanism of the device to set the user's shoulder movement and movement angle.The next step is to set the direction and magnitude of the vibration force applied by the device to the shoulder joint in accordance with the joint mobilization technique (posterior, anterior, and inferior) that the therapist or user intends to perform to achieve the effect of simulating joint mobilization and increasing joint mobility.

Intervention Type DEVICE

laser acupuncture device treatment

The laser acupuncture treatment use the laser acupuncture device that developed in this research. A gallium-aluminium-arsenide (GaAlAs, infrared laser) continuous wave diode laser device with a wavelength of 850nm (invisible), a power output of 100 mW, and a spot area of 0.07cm2 was used for laser acupuncture.When performing laser acupuncture treatment, the laser emitted by the device is irradiated on the selected acupuncture points .The acupuncture points (GB 21, LI 4, LI 11, LI 14, LI15, LI 16, SI 9, SI 10, SI 11, TE 14, and TE 15) were determined according to the literature regarding acupuncture application in shoulder pain based on traditional chinese acupuncture.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged over 25 years old
* Diagnosed with frozen shoulder and pain in the shoulder
* After medical imaging and other related physical examinations, except frozen shoulder, no other shoulder abnormalities and diseases were found.

Exclusion Criteria

* Suffer from relevant contraindications of this experiment (such as tumor, cancer, etc.);
* Have a history of surgery on the shoulder;
* Have a history of trauma on the shoulder (such as: fracture, dislocation, etc.);
* Suffer from neuromuscular diseases (such as stroke);
* After medical imaging and other related physical examinations, it is found that the shoulder is abnormal and disease other than the frozen shoulder;
* received shoulder steroid injections within 6 months.
* Suffer from contraindications related to the device used in this study.Patients who meet any of the above conditions will be excluded from this experiment.
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chung Shan Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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LJ Hwu

Attending physician

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hua Ting, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Chung Shan Medical University

Locations

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Chung Shan Medical University Hospital

Taichung, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Hua Ting, M.D.

Role: CONTACT

886-4-24739595 ext. 71209

Facility Contacts

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Hua Ting, M.D.

Role: primary

886-4-24739595 ext. 71209

Other Identifiers

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CSMUH-17084

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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