NCT07131943Completed
Radiofrequency vs. Ultrasound Therapy for Shoulder Joint in Stroke Patients: A Comparative Clinical Trial
Comparison Between Radiofrequency and Ultrasound on Shoulder Pain, Range of Motion, and Functional Outcomes in Patients With Stroke
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 24 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of the current study is to: Compare between radiofrequency (TECAR) therapy and ultrasound on Shoulder Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Outcome in Patients with stroke.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 45 (actual)
- First submitted
- 13 Aug 2025
- Start date
- 28 Sept 2025
- Primary completion date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07131943
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 45
- From 28 Sept 2025 to the primary completion date, 12 Nov 2025
- 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
- The following patients will be excluded from the study patients with:
- Bilateral adhesive capsulitis
- Systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, malignancies, heart diseases, infections, coagulation disorders, full rotator cuff tears
- A history of recent shoulder surgery, neurological problems involving the upper extremity, shoulder joint osteoarthritis
- Upper extremity fractures, cervical radiculopathy
- Impaired sensation, having a heart pacemaker, pregnancy
- Injuries in the upper limbs
- Other neurological diseases or cancer
- Osteosynthesis material or pacemaker
- Botulinum toxin or antispastic treatment 3 months prior to studying.
- Any contraindication to massage and Tecar as skin infections, inflammatory vascular diseases, or acute inflammation.
Who the study is looking for
- Fourty-five hemiplegic patients with shoulder pain post- stroke from both sexes will participate in this study.
- The patients will be older than 18 years old (30-60 years old)
- The presence of sub-acute shoulder pain (more than 3 months).
- Sub-acute stroke survivors (3 months post-stroke).
- score of 1\|1+ points on the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) on shoulder joint.
- Stage 2 or above according to Brunnstrom function assessment of shoulder joint
- All conducted patients experienced a single stroke during the last 3 months with cognitive capacity that will enable them to comprehend and follow the instructions (Mini-Mental Scale score \> 24).
Age in the registry: 30 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Physical Therapy Delta University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gamasa | Egypt | Unknown status |
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