U.S., Nov. 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07245472) titled 'The Treatment of Shoulder-hand Syndrome in Hemiplegia Patients' on Sept. 12.
Brief Summary: The purpose of this clinical study is to investigate effects of Kinesio taping (KT) combined with dry needling (DN) on myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in post-stroke hemiplegic shoulder-hand syndrome (SHS).
Methods: A prospective, double-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted on 84 SHS patients, who were randomized into three groups: DN (Group A), KT (Group B), and DN+KT (Group C), all receiving standard rehabilitation. VAS, ADL, FMA-UE, PROM, and 8-figure dimensional difference were assessed pre- and post-28-day treatment. Statis...