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NCT07203222
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Comparison of Effectiveness of Low Dose Laser and Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation in Hemiplegic Shoulder

Sponsor: Ankara Etlik City Hospital

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Summary

The primary aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), which are analgesic modalities that play an important role in the treatment of this frequently encountered complication. The secondary aim of the study is to evaluate its effectiveness on upper extremity function, quality of life, sleep, and fatigue.

Official title: Comparison of the Efficacy of Low-Dose Laser and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Subacute Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain, and the Effect of Treatments on Upper Extremity Function and Quality of Life

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - 75 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

45

Start Date

2025-09-24

Completion Date

2026-07-31

Last Updated

2025-10-02

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

DEVICE

Low Dose Laser

Patients with subacromial-subdeltoid bursa, m. deltoideus, m. biceps longus, m. infraspinatus, and m. supraspinatus muscles (at the most painful point of the muscles) with a 13-diode Gallium-Aluminium-Arsenide laser device (Intelect Mobile Laser) with a wavelength of 850 nm and 50 mW, 4 Joules per day, 20 seconds, for a total of 15 laser sessions.

DEVICE

TENS

TENS therapy will be administered using the TENS device (Intelect Advanced Therapy System) for a total of 15 sessions, 5 days a week, 20 minutes per day, at a dose of 20-40 mA.

OTHER

Conventional physical therapy

Only conventional physiotherapy is planned to be administered to patients.

Locations (1)

Ankara Etlik City Hospital

Ankara, Yenimahalle, Turkey (Türkiye)