Stroke, Subluxation, Glenohumeral
Conditions
Brief summary
To evaluate the effectiveness of the kinesiotaping on pain, recovery of movement and daily life activities in Turkish hemiplegic patients.
Interventions
DEVICEkinesiotape
During the rehabilitation program, all patients with GHS had kinesiotaping three times a week.
Sponsors
Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
This study is a quasi-experimental, single-subject AB design.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* (1) 18 to 90 years of age, (2) stroke onset within one year, (3) shoulder subluxation in the involved upper extremity and (4) being oriented and cooperative.
Exclusion criteria
* (1) global aphasia, (2) malignancy, (3) previous shoulder pain or surgery, (4) other neuromuscular disorders and (5) severe cardiopulmonary disease that affects daily life activities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Subluxation degree by physical examination | 0-3weeks | A clinician measured the gap between the acromion and the humeral head with the fingerbreadth at the distal interphalangeal joint of the right index and middle fingers |
| Subluxation degree by radiograph | 0-3weeks | The anterio-posterior shoulder X-ray was taken in an erect position, and subluxation was evaluated by Van Langenberghe's five point classification. |
| physical examination | 0-3weeks | Passive range of motion (Flexion and Abduction) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of the pain of the shoulder | 0-3weeks | Pain with motion was measured by a verbal descriptive pain scale. The VDPS was developed by Melzack and Katz and is composed of words such as mild (level 1) to very severe pain (level 5) |
| Evaluation of Daily life activities | 0-3weeks | Daily life activities were evaluated using the Katz index of independence in activities of daily living, which evaluates the patients in bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, continence, and eating. Activities were scored as zero or one with the total score ranging from zero to six. Higher scores are related with higher independency. |
Outcome results
None listed