Simple exercises may ease frozen shoulder pain, new study hopes to prove
NCT ID NCT07158255
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study will test whether adding exercise training to standard electrotherapy (heat, TENS, ultrasound) helps people with frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) more than electrotherapy alone. Thirty-two adults aged 35-60 will be split into two groups and treated for 3 weeks. Researchers will measure pain, range of motion, shoulder function, and changes in shoulder tissue using ultrasound.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that adding simple exercises to standard therapy helps people with frozen shoulder move better and feel less pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 32 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It also does not test long-term effects or compare against a no-treatment group.
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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 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2025
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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35 to 65 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: * Diagnosed with adhesive capsulitis by a physician, * Between the ages of 35-60, * Not diagnosed with cervical disc herniation that could cause other shoulder pathologies, * Not participating in an upper extremity-related physiotherapy program within the last 6 months, * Volunteering individuals to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who have undergone shoulder surgery consistent with any pathology, * Individuals with a neurological history, * Individuals diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gaziantep, Gaziantep, (505) 090-5846, Turkey (Türkiye)
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