Laser treatment offers new hope for Stroke-Related shoulder pain
NCT ID NCT05564182
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether high-intensity laser therapy can reduce shoulder pain and improve movement in people who have had a stroke. Forty participants aged 50-85 with lasting shoulder pain after a stroke received the laser treatment. The goal was to see if it helps with pain, daily function, and quality of life.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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50 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants with HSP aged 50-85 years with hemiplegia duration\> 2 months, suffered a stroke resulting in unilateral hemiplegia for the first time Exclusion Criteria: * Cases who had inflammatory rheumatic disease, cervical radiculopathy, diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease, coronary heart disease, cardiac pace-maker, neurological disease, shoulder surgery, and shoulder injection in the last 3 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
Afyonkarahisar, 03200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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