Music and choice may boost shoulder pain recovery, new study suggests
NCT ID NCT07428070
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two exercise programs for people with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain. One group gets a standard, fixed program, while the other gets the same exercises but with personalized touches like preferred music, choice of exercises, and motivational feedback. Researchers want to see if these extras improve pain, function, and long-term recovery. The trial involves 72 adults and lasts 12 weeks with a 12-month follow-up.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that simple personalized touches like music and choice make exercise therapy more effective for shoulder pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 72 participants. The personalized elements may not lead to meaningful improvements over standard exercise.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 75 years * Clinical diagnosis of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain * Shoulder pain duration longer than 3 months * Painful arc during shoulder flexion or abduction * Positive Neer or Hawkins-Kennedy test * Pain during resisted external rotation or abduction, or positive Jobe test * Ability to understand and speak Turkish * Willingness to participate and provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical signs of a large rotator cuff tear characterized by marked weakness without pain * Other shoulder conditions (e.g., frozen shoulder defined as at least 30 percent passive glenohumeral restriction in two or more directions, advanced osteoarthritis, fracture, dislocation, or severe acromioclavicular joint pathology) * Previous shoulder surgery * Neurological disorders or significant systemic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis * Current or past history of malignancy * Physical or cognitive impairments preventing participation in assessments or intervention sessions * Reproduction of shoulder symptoms with active cervical spine movements indicating symptomatic cervical pathology * Corticosteroid injection within the previous 6 weeks * Participation in other concurrent shoulder treatments during the study
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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İstanbul Nisantasi University
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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