New shoulder Pop-Back technique could cut ER time and pain
NCT ID NCT07652671
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a modified version of the Cunningham technique for putting a dislocated shoulder back in place. Researchers compared the standard method to the modified one in 64 adults at two emergency departments. They measured success rate, pain, and how quickly patients could go home. The goal is to find a faster, less painful way to fix a dislocated shoulder without strong sedation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Modified Cunningham technique (a hands-on shoulder reduction procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this modified technique could offer faster, less painful shoulder realignment in the emergency room, reducing the need for sedation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 64 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The modification may not improve outcomes or could cause discomfort.
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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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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Jun 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 years and older
- 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: * Age 18 years or older * Presentation to the emergency department with acute anterior shoulder dislocation * Diagnosis of anterior shoulder dislocation confirmed by clinical examination and radiographic imaging * Conscious and cooperative patients who are able to comply with the seated reduction procedure * No associated mechanical pathology such as fracture, open wound, laceration, foreign body, or other traumatic condition preventing closed reduction * Ability to provide written informed consent for participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in the study * Missing or unavailable study data * Posterior or inferior shoulder dislocation * Fracture-dislocation or associated fracture * Open shoulder injury or significant laceration * Foreign body or other mechanical pathology involving the affected shoulder * Neurovascular deficit requiring urgent surgical or orthopedic evaluation * Multiple trauma * Altered mental status or inability to cooperate during the procedure * Previous surgery on the affected shoulder * Unsuitability for reduction in the seated position * Requirement for immediate procedural sedation before the first reduction attempt
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Health Sciences, Antalya Training and Research Hospital
Antalya, konyaaltı, 07100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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