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Workout your good arm to save the bad one? new study tests the idea

NCT ID NCT06905093

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study looks at whether training the arm that isn't in a sling can help preserve muscle strength and size in the immobilized arm after shoulder surgery. 42 adults undergoing shoulder surgery will be split into three groups: standard rehab, eccentric training, or concentric training of the non-immobilized arm. The goal is to see if this approach can lead to faster and better recovery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
exercise (eccentric or concentric training of the non-immobilized arm)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to better rehabilitation strategies that reduce muscle loss and speed recovery after shoulder surgery with immobilization.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 42 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The benefits of contralateral training are still unproven, and individual responses may vary.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 42 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2025

Expected to finish

Oct 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patient (≥ 18 years old) undergoing shoulder surgery (i.e., Bankart procedure, rotator cuff repair, arthroplasty) * With an indication for immobilization, expected to last 4 to 6 weeks * Free from any neurological pathology * Having provided their informed consent before any participation in the research Exclusion Criteria: * Having a medical contraindication to the practice of physical and sports activities * Presenting an expected modification of their physical activity of the non-immobilized limb * Having suffered an injury to the upper limbs in the last 6 months * Having already undergone surgery on the upper limbs * Pregnant, parturient, and breastfeeding women * Presenting a medically established alteration of their cognitive functions * Subject under guardianship, curatorship, family empowerment, or judicial safeguard * Not affiliated or beneficiary of health insurance coverage * Any other reason that, in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives

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Shoulder surgery

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hôpital National d'Instruction des Armées Sainte-Anne

    RECRUITING

    Toulon, Var, 83000, France

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