Can retraining the brain unlock a frozen shoulder?
NCT ID NCT07763366
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding pain neuroscience education and graded motor imagery to standard physiotherapy can improve pain, movement, and fear of movement in people with type 2 diabetes and frozen shoulder. Fifty adults aged 40-65 with diabetic adhesive capsulitis will receive either the combined approach or conventional physiotherapy alone. The study measures pain intensity, shoulder disability, range of motion, and quality of life to see if these brain-focused techniques offer extra benefit.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pain Neuroscience Education and Graded Motor Imagery combined with conventional physiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this combined approach could offer a better way to manage frozen shoulder in people with diabetes, reducing pain and fear of movement while improving shoulder function and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, so results may not apply to everyone. The added benefit of these educational and imagery techniques over standard physiotherapy is not yet proven, and individual responses may vary.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IIMCT-Railway General Hospital
Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan
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RIPHAH International hospital Islamabad
Islamabad, Capital Territory, 44000, Pakistan
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