Counseling plus exercise may beat exercise alone for TOS pain
NCT ID NCT07668206
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding motivational interviewing (a type of counseling) to a home exercise program can improve pain and arm function in people with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). Seventy adults with TOS will be randomly assigned to either exercise alone or exercise plus up to four counseling sessions over six weeks. Researchers will measure pain, function, sleep, and mood at the start and end of the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Motivational interviewing (counseling sessions)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to ease pain and improve arm function for people with thoracic outlet syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 70 participants. The benefit may be small or no better than exercise alone, and results may not apply to everyone with TOS.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome * Age between 18 and 65 years * Pain duration of more than 6 months * No surgical intervention in the last 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Accompanying pathologies (cervical disc problems, fibromyalgia, rotator cuff problems, diabetes, neoplastic processes) * Unwillingness to provide informed consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
RECRUITINGAnkara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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