Overview

Comparison of the Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided vs Non-guided Suprascapular Nerve Block Treatment in Stroke Patients

Status:
Not yet recruiting

Trial end date:
2022-06-01

Target enrollment:
0

Participant gender:
All

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided and non-guided suprascapular nerve block in the treatment of patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain, which is one of the most common post-stroke complications.

Phase:

Phase 4

Accepts Healthy Volunteers?

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Abant Izzet Baysal University

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Having hemiplegic shoulder pain for 3 months

- Visual analogue scale score > 3 during passive shoulder joint movement on the
hemiplegic side

Exclusion Criteria:

- Mini mental test score <24

- Patients with uncontrolled diabetes, coagulopathy

- Botulinum toxin administration in the past six months,

- Any injection in the shoulder region in the last six months

- Having hypersensitivity to injection agents