Multi-disciplinary Prevention Program (4P-ED)

Early Phase of Multi-disciplinary Prevention Program of Shoulder Pain Post-stroke

About 70% of hemiplegic patients suffer from hemiplegic shoulder pain after stroke. This common occurrence is a cause for concern in the rehabilitation setting as it leads to impairment of functional outcomes induced by discomfort and delays in rehabilitation, important psycho-emotional repercussions as there is a correlation between upper arm pain and depression, a longer hospital stay. Poor management of hemiplegic shoulder pain can ultimately give rise to type 1 "complex regional pain syndrome" (CRPS I). There is no consensus on treatment, care pathways or useful devices for positioning acute stroke patients in the literature. Our objective is to compare the effectiveness of a new positioning procedure of the hemiplegic arm with conventional positioning (pillow and "shoulder-immobilisation" sling) in acute stroke patients.

Patient's actions are focus in 4 points:

• Positioning in bed, wheelchair and standing with specific materials (holds, sling in external rotation and abduction)
• Be careful of shoulder's coaptation in care and functional activities (toilet, dressing, transfers)
• A training of the patient and members of family on pathology, risk, use of material
• Daily passive mobilisation of the upper member by a therapist.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Stroke
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: SYSTAM - SP-ED; Device: Ultrasling ER 15°Donjoy - 4P-ED

Detailed Description

Shoulder pain is one of the four most frequently encountered after stroke complications. The importance of prevention isn't more to justify but it is not consensus on common conduct to follow.

Propose: a paramedical research protocol to improve the positioning of the hemiplegic shoulder in stroke unit and prevent shoulder pain acute stroke.

Objective: show the superiority of an approach to prevention of shoulder pain of patients post-stroke, in stroke unit.

A clinical trial, a comparative of superiority, monocentric, in two parallel groups is in included phase.

Investigators are initiating a study on new positioning devices providing optimal positioning of the hemiplegic shoulder according to the criteria given in the literature: elbow flexed at 40°, hand semi-prone, fingers abducted and in extension, and thumb in abduction. The medical devices under study are the SYSTAM'® positioning device for the upper-arm (spine position) and Ultrasling ER 15° DONJOY® (sitting or standing-up position). The study will include 30 acute stroke patients (ischemic or haemorrhagic) with no alertness problems and with a shoulder motor function score between 0 and 2 on the Held-scale. A visual analog scale (VAS) will be used, thus excluding patients with aphasia and dementia. The new positioning will be maintained for a maximum of 1 month or until the Held-scale score reaches 3. The primary end-point is pain (VAS) on Day 2, Day 7 and at 1 month. The secondary end-point is the National Institute of Health Stroke Score (NIHSS) at these times. Other variables are time (in hours) between patient arrival on the stroke ward and positioning, protocol compliance by staff and patients, and the percentage of patients with a diastasis on arrival and on discharge.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 76
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Bordeaux, France, 33000
    • CHU Bordeaux

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• NIHSS : level of consciousness ≤ 1
• Patient was admitted in a stroke unit until 48 h post stroke
• Locomotion :Medical Research Council scale ≤ 2 shoulder motility
• Spasticity : Ashworth scale ≤ 1 shoulder's adductor muscle
• Simple commands understanding: subtest 04 - Executive orders of Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (BDAE)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Consciousness disorder (NIHSS>1)
• Shoulder disease background (stroke damage side)
• Depression background under 6 months as diagnosed according to DSM-IV
• Upper limb anesthesia
• Severe aphasia

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: SP-ED; Classic use	Device: SYSTAM - SP-ED; Positioning in bed, wheelchair and standing with classics materials (pillow, holds, sling) on day J0 until J7 or Exit.; Daily passive mobilisation of the upper member by a therapist.; Be careful of shoulder's coaptation in care and functional activities (toilet, dressing, transfers)
Experimental: 4P-ED; Literature update	Device: Ultrasling ER 15°Donjoy - 4P-ED; Positioning in bed, wheelchair and standing with specific materials (holds, sling in external rotation and abduction) on day J0 until J7 or Exit.; A training of the patient and members of family on pathology, risk, use of material; Daily passive mobilization of the upper member by a therapist.; Be careful of shoulder's coaptation in care and functional activities (toilet, dressing, transfers) and active patient training for use the other side for support hemiplegic shoulder to prevent diastasis.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from baseline pain by a Visual Analog Scale	Pain is assessed by a physiotherapist thanks to VAS score.	Day 7 and month 2

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Sensibility by a physiotherapist assessment	Sensibility is assessed by a physiotherapist, who does not know the treatment.	at month 2
Change from baseline spasticity by ASHWORTH modified scale.	Spasticity is assessed by a physiotherapist thanks to ASHWORTH modified scale	Day 7 and at month 2
Change from baseline locomotion by Medical Research Council scale.	Locomotion is assessed by a physiotherapist thanks to Medical Research Council scale.	Day 7 and at month 2
Change from baseline depression by MADRS	Depression is assessed by a physiotherapist thanks to MADRS.	Day 7 and at month 2
Change from baseline functional independence by Barthel Index measure	Functional independence is assessed by a physiotherapist thanks to Barthel Index measure.	Day 7 and at month 2
Caregivers staff knowledge of shoulder pain acute stroke by multiples choices questionnaires.		after one third and two thirds subjects enclosed

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Amandine COOK, University Hospital, Bordeaux

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 9, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 30, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): August 30, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 30, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 29, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): September 30, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 9, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 8, 2022
• Last Verified: February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: prevention program; shoulder pain
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Arthralgia; Stroke; Shoulder Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: CHUBX 2011/17