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Can a gentle touch unfreeze shoulders? new trial tests fascial therapy

NCT ID NCT07163884

Symptom relief Sponsor: Hasan Kalyoncu University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether adding fascial therapy (a type of hands-on tissue manipulation) to standard electrotherapy can improve pain, movement, and joint awareness in people with frozen shoulder. Thirty-six adults aged 35-60 will be split into two groups: one gets only electrotherapy, the other gets electrotherapy plus five sessions of fascial therapy. Researchers will use ultrasound to measure changes in shoulder tissues and standard tests for pain and motion.

What this could mean

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Active substance
fascial therapy (manual mobilization) plus electrotherapy (TENS, hotpack, ultrasound)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a non-drug, non-surgical way to ease pain and improve shoulder movement in people with frozen shoulder.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early-stage trial (36 people) with no blinding or placebo group, so results may not be reliable or apply to everyone. The therapy is manual and depends on the therapist's skill.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 36 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Sep 2025

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Nov 2025

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

35 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with adhesive capsulitis by a specialist, * Patients between the ages of 35 and 60, * Those not diagnosed with cervical disc herniation that could cause other shoulder pathologies, * Those who have not participated in an upper extremity-related physiotherapy program within the last 6 months, * Individuals who volunteer 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

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bursitis fasciitis frozen shoulder Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Adhesive capsulitis FASCIA Treatment (proudme) Ultrasonography

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hasan Kalyoncu University

    Gaziantep, Gaziantep, (505) 090-5846, Turkey (Türkiye)

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