Simple exercises might soothe sore shoulders
NCT ID NCT07602478
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a specific type of exercise called eccentric contraction (lengthening muscles under tension) can help people with shoulder pain syndrome. Sixty adults aged 18-70 with rotator cuff tendinitis will do either eccentric exercises plus standard therapy or standard therapy alone for 6 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in pain and shoulder function to see if the eccentric approach offers 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
- Eccentric contraction exercises
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, drug-free exercise approach to reduce shoulder pain and improve daily function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants. The exercises may not outperform standard physical therapy, and results may not apply to all shoulder conditions.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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14 to 70 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: * 18-70 years old patient, female and male diagnosed with Shoulder pain syndrome and reliable patients who can follow orders. * Patient diagnosed by rotator cuff tendinitis Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with VAS more than 8/10 * History of shoulder, cervical, or thoracic surgery, shoulder dislocation, fracture, and labral tear, full thickness rotator cuff tear and adhesive capsulitis, rheumatic disease and / or any medical condition that prevents patient to perform resisted exercises * Neoplastic disease, and systemic inflammatory disease * Participants with three positive rotator cuff tear tests were likely to have a full-thickness rotator cuff tear and were excluded from the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region
Khamis Mushait, 'Asir Region, 62413, Saudi Arabia
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