Core training may take load off sore shoulders in laborers
NCT ID NCT07237789
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study looks at whether core stability training can improve shoulder function in manual workers with shoulder impingement syndrome. Forty participants will either do core exercises or standard physical therapy. The goal is to see if strengthening the core reduces shoulder disability.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- core stability training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple exercise-based approach to reduce shoulder disability in manual workers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants and no blinding, so results may not be widely applicable. The intervention is exercise-based, so benefits may be modest.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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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25 to 40 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: manually operated hand workers (males and females), Age from 25-to -40 years, Shoulder impingement syndrome, and with No previous history of shoulder surgery that may affect their performance. Exclusion Criteria: Patient who has a history of shoulder instability, History of shoulder dislocation, Patient who has current symptoms related to the cervical spine, Patient who has a history of acromioclavicular pain, and Low back pain (LBP) will be excluded.
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