Metabolic syndrome linked to persistent shoulder pain in new study

NCT ID NCT04686435

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Vejle Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This completed study followed 1,100 adults with shoulder pain for up to five years to see how metabolic syndrome (a cluster of conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes) affects recovery. Participants received standard treatments like physiotherapy, injections, or surgery. The goal was to identify factors that predict long-term disability and work participation.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could help doctors predict which patients with shoulder pain are at risk for long-term disability, especially those with metabolic syndrome.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all populations.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

abdominal obesity-metabolic syndrome frozen shoulder metabolic syndrome X osteoarthritis rotator cuff syndrome Shoulder Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

METABOLIC SYNDROME SHOULDER PAIN

Contacts and locations

Locations

Vejle Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark

Vejle, Region Syddanmark, 7100, Denmark

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