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NCT05395325Completed

Clinical Effects of Combined Kinesiotaping and Steroid Injection in Stroke Patients With Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

The Clinical Effects of Combined Kinesiotaping and Steroid Injection in Stroke Patients With Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain : A Randomized Controlled Trial

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The aims of this study is to investigate sono-guided shoulder steroid injection combined with Kinesiotaping applications in reducing shoulder pain, improving functional performance on upper extremity and quality of life in stroke patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
27 (actual)
First submitted
24 May 2022
Start date
5 May 2022
Primary completion date
31 Jul 2024
Lead sponsor
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT05395325

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 27
  • From 5 May 2022 to the primary completion date, 31 Jul 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • previous history of upper extremity tendon or neuromuscular injury, shoulder pain, frozen shoulder or shoulder surgery before stroke,

Other illness

  • any other systemic neuromuscular disease; cognition or language impairment leading to communication difficulty.
  • allergic to kinesio tape

Age

  • age is younger than 20 years old or older than 80 years old

Who the study is looking for

  • The patients have a stroke with hemiplegia (duration is less than 6 months after stroke).
  • The patients complain about shoulder pain and there're soft tissue impairment under sonography measurement.
  • Patients who are able to perform slightly hand grasp( at least 10 degrees at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints).

Age in the registry: 20 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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Kaohsiung CityTaiwanUnknown status

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