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Exercises vs TENS- comparison of effect of both the treatments on the shoulder pain and dysfunction.

EFFECT OF PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE EXERCISES VS TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION IN REDUCING SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN AND IMPROVING SHOULDER DYSFUNCTION -A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046226
Enrollment
36
Registered
2022-10-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C069- Malignant neoplasm of mouth, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Application of Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation will be applied at 100 Hz frequency and 15 mA amplitude for 100ms twice for 5 da

Sponsors

Sangram Keshari Patro
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients age above 18 years Patients with operable head and neck cancers. Intact spinal accessory nerve intra operatively. Patients having shoulder or neck pain post operatively Patients having any symptoms of shoulder dysfunction such as shoulder droop, limited range of motion of shoulder abduction, insufficient muscle strength of shoulder abduction to against gravity.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis. Patients with bony deformities or pre-existing musculoskeletal disorders of shoulder joint. Patients having neurological disorder Patients diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis, chronic inflammatory disorder causing arthritis. Patients who are not able to comprehend and follow the exercises instructed to them.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Shoulder painTimepoint: at 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 3 months from the time of randomization (at 3rd week of neck dissection)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
tO STUDY THE ELECTROMYOGRAPH OF ACCESSORY SPINAL NERVETimepoint: 2 YEARS—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr SANGRAM PATRO

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, BHUBANESWAR

drmaheshsultania@gmail.com9999330769

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026