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Observational Study to Investigate Proportion of Patients With Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain Within 72 Hours Post-stroke and at Follow-up 8-10 Weeks Later.
In Brief
An observational study evaluating ShoulderQ which is a shoulder pain questionnaire and Clinical shoulder examination for Shoulder Pain and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 163 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This is an observational study to address the following questions. 1. How many people develop stroke-shoulder pain within 3 days of stroke? 2. How many people have stroke shoulder pain at 8-10 weeks after stroke? 3. Does having stroke-shoulder pain within 3 days of stroke predict the likelihood of having stroke-shoulder pain at 8-10 weeks? 4. What are the best bedside examination tests to identify stroke-shoulder pain?
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Questions regarding shoulder pain at rest, during movement and at night with visual analogue scales. Factors affecting shoulder pain.
Shoulder-Hand-Score (measuring pain, oedema, passive range of movement), muscle strength (using Oxford scale and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) upper limbe motor and shoulder joint palpation (recording subluxation and soft-tissue pain).