To Evaluate the Therapeutic Effect of Laser Acupuncture in Patients With Acute or Subacute Post Stroke Shoulder Pain

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Post Stroke Shoulder Pain

In brief

Investigators propose a research design protocol to evaluate the efficacy of laser acupuncture in improving shoulder pain and improving shoulder function recovery after stroke.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05328401

Run by

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

People needed

58

Starts

2022-04-16

Expected to finish

2028-03-15

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-06

Who can join

Age: 20 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Beyond the age of 20.
• Normal consciousness before and after stroke who can reply and fill in the questionnaire.
• Subacute (subacute phase: 7 days to 6 months after stroke) and Chronic (chronic phase: more than 6 months after stroke) with shoulder pain after stroke and in post- stroke recovery period.
• Stop taking painkillers for more than 1 day,
• Without received intramuscular drugs (steroids, botulinum toxin, glucose, etc.) injections in the shoulder joint or around the shoulder for more than 2 weeks
• Those willing to sign the written subject consent form.

You may not qualify if…

• Participants with shoulder pain symptoms before the stroke
• Acute shoulder trauma on the affected side of shoulder pain in the past.
• Surgery on the affected side of shoulder pain in the past.
• Those who cannot complete the scale assessment due to aphasia, post-stroke depression, and obvious cognitive impairment.
• Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
• Those who have a history of epilepsy and are receiving anti-epileptic drug treatment.
• Who are receiving any herbal or folk remedies related to shoulder pain.
• Any other conditions deemed unsuitable in the assessment of the responsible physician.
• Those who have not signed the written subject consent form.

Where it is running

• Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Medical Center — Keelung, Taiwan, Taiwan (enrolling)

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