Can balance exercises heal a torn rotator cuff?
NCT ID NCT07482735
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding perturbation-based exercises (unexpected movements that challenge balance) to standard physiotherapy can improve pain, strength, and shoulder function in people with partial rotator cuff tears. Sixty adults aged 18–65 will be randomly assigned to either standard care or the new exercise program. Outcomes are measured after 10 days and again one month later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- perturbation exercise protocol
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a better rehabilitation approach for people with partial rotator cuff tears, improving shoulder function and reducing pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants and short follow-up. Results may not apply to everyone, and the added benefit over standard therapy may be small.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 65 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: * Age 18-65 years * Clinically diagnosed partial rotator cuff tear * Suitable for physiotherapy * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Full-thickness rotator cuff tear * Previous shoulder surgery * History of fracture or dislocation * Adhesive capsulitis * Neurological deficit in upper extremity * Professional athletes * Active systemic rheumatologic disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sivas Cumhuriyet University
Sivas, 58140, Turkey (Türkiye)
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