Effect of Magnetic Therapy on Sonographic Findings , Pain and Function

NCT04894097 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Cairo University
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the current study will be focused on the following issues. Evaluation of the effect of magnetic therapy on sonographic findings ,the pressure pain threshold and disability in stroke hemiplegic shoulder.

Conditions

Hemiplegia

Keywords

pain thrshold; ROM

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Sonographic findings

  Shoulder structural changes on the hemiplegic side were evaluated using a Samsung HS70A ultrasonography system (Samsung Medison, Seoul, Korea). Examinations were performed with the patient seated on a chair, and the affected shoulder was systematically scanned. The protocol included assessment of four major tendons long head of the biceps brachii, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and subscapularis-as well as the glenohumeral joint and the presence of adhesive capsulitis, the latter determined by measuring coracohumeral ligament thickness. Ultrasound (USS) abnormalities were defined as follows. (a) A full-thickness rotator cuff tear was diagnosed when a full-thickness hypoechoic defect was observed, hyaline cartilage was visible, or there was a heterogeneous hypoechoic appearance of the cuff due to deltoid or subacromial-subdeltoid bursal herniation into the tendon. (b) A partial-thickness tear was identified as a hypoechoic defect within the tendon greater than 3 mm, or along the articul

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Shoulder range of motion assessment by using magnetic inclinometer

  Baseline

Study Arms (2)

study group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Patients will received low frequency high intensity magnetic therapy

Device: magnetic therapy

control group

SHAM COMPARATOR

The patients in this group will be treated by sham magnetic therapy

Device: magnetic therapy

Interventions

magnetic therapy DEVICE

High intensity low frequency magnetic therapy

control group; study group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Patient's age was between 40 to 50 years old with
• mild spasticity (grade 1, +1) according to modified Ashworth scale (MAS)
• All conducted patients experienced a single stroke more than six months with cognitive capacity that enables them to comprehend and follow the instructions (Mini-Mental Scale score \> 24).

You may not qualify if:

• history of shoulder pain, trauma, or surgery before the stroke; current treatment with warfarin and an international normalized ratio greater than 4.0; use of oral non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs within 3 days before enrolment; or intra articular injections within the previous month. Patients who were unable to report their pain intensity, those with a cardiac pacemaker, and those with clinically significant osteoporosis were also excluded

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Delta University for Science and Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cairo university

Cairo, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Wilson RD, Chae J. Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2015 Nov;26(4):641-55. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2015.06.007. Epub 2015 Sep 9.

  PMID: 26522903 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hemiplegia

Interventions

Magnetic Field Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Paralysis; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics

Study Officials

• Ibrahim A Abu-Ella, MSC

  Cairo University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: The patients in control group will be treated by sham radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy in addition to, the same design physical therapy program. Stimulation will not deliver as the transmitter head will be removed. The patients will receive the same frequency of air pressure and
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: assistant lecturer

Model Details: * The selected patients will be randomly assigned to two equal groups (study group (GI), and control group (GII). * The study group (GI) will be treated by magnetic therapy in addition to design physical therapy program. * The control group (GII) will be treated by sham magnetic therapy in addition to the same design physical therapy program of (GI).

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 16, 2021
• First Posted: May 20, 2021
• Study Start: August 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2026
• Study Completion: June 18, 2026
• Last Updated: June 24, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)