Myofascial Trigger Points in the Upper Limb in Stroke Patients

Myofascial Trigger Points Are Associated in the Upper Limb in Stroke Patients: a Cross Sectional Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02882906

Enrollment

Registered

2016-08-30

Start date

2016-02-29

Completion date

2016-07-31

Last updated

2016-08-30

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

Conditions

Stroke

Keywords

Stroke, Pain, Shoulder

Brief summary

One source of shoulder pain can be myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). MTrPs are localized, hyperirritable points in the skeletal muscles that are associated with palpable nodules in muscle fibres. MTrPs can be classified into active and latent. Latent MTrPs demonstrate the same clinical characteristics as active MTrPs but they do not provoke spontaneous pain. Numerous studies have shown that MTrPs are prevalent in patients with chronic non-traumatic neck and shoulder pain.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Unilateral shoulder pain and a physician-diagnosed stroke.

Exclusion criteria

* Rheumatic inflammatory, * Systemic diseases, * Acute traumatic conditions, * Postoperative conditions, neck and elbow disorders, and * Serious aphasias in which there was a communication problem.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change of Pain intensity	Baseline	Visual Analogue Scale
Pressure Pain Thresholds (PPT)	Baseline	PPT will be assessed the shoulder Stroke (infraspinatus, supraspinatus, teres minor and upper trapezius).

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Barthel index	Baseline	Barthel index
DASH	Baseline	The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score

Countries

Italy

Outcome results