NCT07423455Not yet recruiting
Electrotherapeutic Interventions for Glenohumeral Subluxation After Stroke
Comparison of the Clinical and Sonographic Outcomes of NMES and EMG Biofeedback Therapies in Stroke Patients With Glenohumeral Subluxation: Randomized Clinical Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of this single-blind randomized controlled trial is to compare the effects of two therapies-neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback-in stroke patients with shoulder (glenohumeral) subluxation. The study will evaluate changes in shoulder structure and function by measuring the acromion-greater tuberosity distance, supraspinatus and posterior deltoid muscle thickness, shoulder range of motion, and Brunnstrom stage of the upper extremity and hand. Clinical outcomes such as shoulder pain, stroke-specific quality of life, and the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) will also be assessed. This trial is designed to provide evidence on which therapy may be more effective for improving shoulder stability, reducing pain, and enhancing quality of life in stroke survivors with shoulder subluxation.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 36 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 29 Sept 2025
- Start date
- 27 Feb 2026
- Primary completion date
- 27 Sept 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Şahide Eda ARTUÇ
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07423455
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 36
- From 27 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, 27 Sept 2026
- 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
- Steroid injection for shoulder pain within the last 3 months,
- Presence of metal implants or pacemaker
Other illness
- Unstable systemic disease,
Other
- Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score \<24,
- Visual/hearing impairments, or neglect,
- Spasticity with Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) score 3-4,
Who the study is looking for
- ≥18 years of age,
- Disease duration \>3 months,
- Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) confirmed by ultrasonography (USG),
- Upper extremity and hand Brunnstrom motor stages between 2 and 5
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaziler Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ankara | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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