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Can tape and a shot ease Post-Stroke shoulder pain?

NCT ID NCT05395325

Symptom relief Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether combining kinesiotaping (a specialized tape applied to the skin) with a steroid injection into the shoulder can reduce pain and improve arm function in people who have had a stroke and experience shoulder pain on one side. Participants will receive the combined treatment along with a hand rehabilitation program, and researchers will measure changes in arm movement, daily activity performance, and quality of life. The goal is to see if this approach offers a better way to manage a common and painful complication of stroke.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Kinesiotaping combined with a steroid injection into the shoulder
What this could lead to
If effective, this combination could offer a non-surgical way to reduce shoulder pain and improve arm function and quality of life for stroke survivors.
What could go wrong
The trial is small (27 participants) and early, so results may not apply broadly. Steroid injections carry risks like infection or tissue damage, and benefits may be modest or temporary.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

27 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2022

Finished

Aug 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

20 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * The patients have a stroke with hemiplegia (duration is less than 6 months after stroke). * The patients complain about shoulder pain and there're soft tissue impairment under sonography measurement. * Patients who are able to perform slightly hand grasp( at least 10 degrees at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints). Exclusion Criteria: * age is younger than 20 years old or older than 80 years old * previous history of upper extremity tendon or neuromuscular injury, shoulder pain, frozen shoulder or shoulder surgery before stroke, * any other systemic neuromuscular disease; cognition or language impairment leading to communication difficulty. * allergic to kinesio tape

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

stroke disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Hemiplegic shoulder pain Stroke

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung, 833, Taiwan

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