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New hope for frozen shoulder: gentle radio waves ease pain in seniors

NCT ID NCT07088562

Symptom relief Sponsor: Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a treatment called pulsed radiofrequency, which uses gentle electrical pulses to calm the nerve that supplies most of the shoulder's feeling. It was given to 32 patients over 65 with frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis), a condition that causes pain and stiffness. The goal was to see if it could reduce pain and improve daily function without the risks of surgery or stronger treatments.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
pulsed radiofrequency to the suprascapular nerve
What this could lead to
If effective, this could offer a safer, non-surgical option to ease pain and improve shoulder movement in elderly patients with frozen shoulder.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with only 32 participants and no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The treatment may not work for everyone.

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Study facts

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Participants

32 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2025

Finished

Aug 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Patients over the age of 65 who met the AK diagnostic criteria through clinical, radiological (MRI) and physical examination between June 2022 and June 2023, and who received SS-PRF treatment and who could not achieve adequate pain palliation despite medical and physical therapy modalities within an appropriate period of time, will be retrospectively screened.

Ages

65 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over the age of 65 who were diagnosed with adhesive capsulitis through clinical physical examination and imaging and who underwent shoulder SS-PRF. * Patients with complete data to be scanned in their files. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with a history of shoulder surgery, * shoulder impingement syndrome, osteoarthritis, or other primary shoulder pathologies that could explain shoulder pain, * patients who received shoulder injections within the last 3 months, * patients with psychosis, * patients with pacemakers (ICDs), patients with decompensated chronic diseases, * patients with bleeding disorders, * patients with active malignancy or infection, * patients with advanced cervical disc herniation, * patients with allergies to the medications to be administered, * patients who could not be communicated with, and patients who did not accept the procedure were excluded from the study.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bursitis frozen shoulder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Capsulitis, adhesive Eldery people Pulsed radiofrequency Ultrasound guided injection

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • İKanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital

    Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, (507) 277-4773, Turkey (Türkiye)

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