New study tests two moves to unfreeze diabetic shoulders
NCT ID NCT07258368
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at two different physical therapy techniques—Gong mobilization and Spencer technique—to see which works better for diabetic patients with frozen shoulder. 36 adults with diabetes and stage II frozen shoulder took part. Researchers measured pain, range of motion, and daily function using standard tests. The goal was to find a more effective way to ease symptoms and improve shoulder movement.
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Study facts
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- 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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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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40 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Patients with HbA1c ≥6.5% will be included. * Patients diagnosed with frozen shoulder stage II, will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving other clinical trials that could interfere with the outcomes of this study. * Subject with recent history of surgery on affected shoulder * Subject with history of any trauma/fracture around shoulder complex * Subject with rotator cuff lesion and tendon calcification. * Patients contraindicated to joint mobilization
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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HBS General Hospital
Islamabad, Punjab Province, Pakistan
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