Can video games and electric pulses ease dialysis Patients' shoulder pain?

NCT ID NCT07760285

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: Adly A Adam Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether virtual reality exercise games or electrical muscle stimulation can reduce shoulder pain and improve movement in people with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis. Participants will receive one of the two therapies several times a week for eight weeks. The study measures changes in a kidney-related hormone and shoulder flexibility to see which approach offers better relief.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Virtual reality exercise sessions and intradialytic neuromuscular electrical stimulation
What this could lead to: If effective, these therapies could offer drug-free ways to ease shoulder pain and improve movement in people with chronic kidney disease on dialysis.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial, and results may not apply to everyone. The therapies may not outperform standard care, and individual responses can vary.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bursitis chronic kidney disease chronic renal failure syndrome Shoulder Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (STAGES 3B-5) HEMODIALYSIS SHOULDER ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Shebin ElKom Teaching Hospital

Cairo, Menofyia, 11432, Egypt

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