Magnetic therapy may ease shoulder dislocation in stroke survivors
NCT ID NCT06678425
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a device that sends magnetic pulses to shoulder muscles can help stroke patients with a dislocated shoulder. Twenty people in the subacute phase of stroke received either real or fake magnetic stimulation for 20 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 2 weeks, along with standard rehab. Researchers measured changes in shoulder alignment and arm function over 12 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS) device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-invasive way to reduce shoulder dislocation and improve arm movement after a stroke.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage trial with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment is also short-term (2 weeks) and effects may not last.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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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18 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: * Subacute phase (seven days to six months) and first time of stroke patients * Shoulder subluxation that measured half of a fingerbreadth or more * Meet the criteria for admission to a comprehensive rehabilitation program * Medically stable * Intact skin on the hemiparetic arm Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with contraindication for magnetic stimulation; cardiac pacemakers, magnetic materials near the intended stimulation site * Patients with pregnancy * Patients with severe aphasia or severe cognitive impairment * Patients with previous shoulder pathology or limit shoulder function before stroke * Patients with unstable vital signs
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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