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Can gentle touch ease stroke shoulder pain? tiny study tests osteopathic therapy

NCT ID NCT06098508

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This pilot study tested whether osteopathic manual treatment (OMT) — a gentle, hands-on therapy — is safe and feasible for stroke survivors with shoulder pain on their affected side. Only 3 adults who had a first-time stroke in the past 5 years took part. They received either OMT or a sham treatment weekly for about 6 weeks. The main goal was to see if such a study could be done, not to prove the treatment works.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Osteopathic manual treatment (hands-on therapy by a specially trained doctor)
What this could lead to
If this approach is safe and feasible, it could point toward a non-drug way to ease shoulder pain and improve arm function in stroke survivors.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study with only 3 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment may not reduce pain or improve function more than a sham procedure.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

3 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2024

Finished

Nov 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must be at least 18 years or older to participate in the study * Presence of shoulder pain on the side of the body affected by stroke * Patients must have a diagnosis of a first-time stroke within the past 5 years * Stroke type must be subcortical, brainstem, and/or right-MCA stroke. Participants with multiple stroke types within the first-time diagnosis may be included Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of an active systemic or localized infection requiring antibiotic therapy * Presence of fracture in the area being treated * Presence of open wound in the area being treated * Presence of rheumatoid arthritis * Presence of known active malignancy * Presence of shoulder pain on the affected side within 3 months prior to stroke * Patients with left-MCA stroke diagnosis who demonstrate the presence of aphasia based on the Mississippi Aphasia Screening Test (MAST) * Patients who demonstrate hemispatial visual neglect based on screening motor-free visual perception test (MFVPT) * Patients already receiving any type of manual therapy by a certified therapist through their standard-of-care treatment * Patients who do not wish to participate * Patients who are not fit as judged by the study team * Patients who lack the capacity to consent for enrollment in the study based on the University of California San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent

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Conditions

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stroke disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Hemiplegic shoulder pain Osteopathic manipulative treatment

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UW Health University Ave Rehabilitation Clinic

    Middleton, Wisconsin, 53562, United States

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