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Frozen shoulder breakthrough: anesthesia manipulation vs. home rehab in major trial
NCT ID NCT06041282
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two treatments for early frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis): manipulation under anesthesia and a supervised home rehabilitation program. Researchers will enroll 300 adults aged 40 to 80 whose shoulder symptoms started within the last 3 months. The goal is to see which approach better improves shoulder function and reduces pain.
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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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About 300 people
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- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- 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 80 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: * Patients in our hospital who need manual release of periarthritis of shoulder or home rehabilitation treatment; * Unilateral and primary periarthritis of shoulder * Age ≥40 years old and ≤80 years old, regardless of gender. * Forward flexion movement is more than 50% limited compared with the contralateral. * Duration of disease ≤3 months Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a previous history of shoulder joint surgery * Patients who did not complete the follow-up within the specified time * Patients with other shoulder diseases. * Patient with systemic immune disease. * Patients who have participated in clinical trials or are conducting other clinical trials within 3 months before screening * Patients with serious primary cardiovascular diseases, lung diseases, endocrine and metabolic diseases, or serious diseases affecting their survival, such as tumor or AIDS, are considered not suitable for admission. * Patients with serious liver diseases, kidney diseases, hematological diseases, such as kidney function (BUN, Cr) more than the upper limit of normal, liver function (ALT, AST, TBIL) more than 2 times the upper limit of normal. * Patients with viral hepatitis, infectious diseases, abnormal blood coagulation mechanism and other diseases that researchers consider inappropriate for surgery. * Pregnant or lactating women, or those planning to get pregnant during the test, with positive urine HCG test results before the test; Menstruating women should wait until their period is over before undergoing surgery. * Patients with severe neurological and mental diseases. * Suspected or true history of alcohol and drug abuse.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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2nd Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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