Immediate Effects of TENS and HVPS on Subacromial Pain and Shoulder Movements
CompletedNot applicableNCT03588143
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study was performed to investigate the immediate effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and high voltage pulsed stimulation (HVPS) on resting pain and pain-free range of shoulder motion (pfROM) in patients with subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS).
Study details
- Official title
- Immediate Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and High Voltage Pulsed Stimulation on Subacromial Pain and Shoulder Movements
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: Electrical stimulation
- Sponsor
- Mehmet Gürhan KARAKAYA
- Collaborators
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
- Organization
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
- Start date
- 2015-11
- Primary completion
- 2017-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * 18-65 years-old * Pain with active shoulder movements * Subacromial pain for 2 weeks-2 months * Positive Hawkins-Kennedy and painful arc tests, infraspinatus weakness; in addition to these, for patients with partial rotator cuff tear, a negative drop-arm test * Neer stage 1-2 Exclusion Criteria: * Radiologically confirmed malignity * Acromial/acromioclavicular arthritis * History of fracture or surgery in the affected shoulder-arm complex * Clinically confirmed polyarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, adhesive capsulitis or osteoarthritis of glenohumeral joint or subacromial region * Cervical/thoracal spinal problem• Neurological problems which may affect upper extremity movements or pain perception (stroke, peripheral neuropathy, brachial plexus lesion, etc.) * Neer stage 3 and indication for surgery * Usage of analgesic medication * Obesity (Body mass ≥30 kg/m2) * Contraindications for TENS or HVPS * Previous experience with electrophysical agents or physiotherapy * Pregnancy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03588143