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?
No
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