New way to track shoulder recovery tested in small study
NCT ID NCT07635550
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This pilot study looked at whether measuring arm speed in 3D can help track recovery in people with shoulder pain (subacromial pain syndrome). Thirteen adults had their shoulder movement measured before and after a standard 4-session rehab program. The goal was to see if these speed measurements change with treatment and relate to pain and activity limits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could give doctors a simple, accurate way to measure shoulder movement and guide rehabilitation for people with shoulder pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 13 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is designed to test a measurement method, not to prove a treatment works.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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13 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Unilateral subacromial pain syndrome diagnosed by a physician using clinical tests and imaging, enrolled in a usual care 4-session rehabilitation program in the PMR outpatient department.
- 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: 1. Age ≥18 years, 2. unilateral SPS diagnosed by a physician using clinical tests and imaging, 3. enrolled in a usual care 4-session rehabilitation program in the PMR outpatient department. Exclusion Criteria: 1. shoulder fracture or dislocation or shoulder surgery (with implant) \<1 year previously, 2. SLAP lesion, 3. neurological pathology, 4. cervico-brachial neuralgia.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service de Rééducation et de Réadaptation de l'Appareil Locomoteur et des Pathologies du Rachis, Hôpital Cochin
Paris, IDF, 75014, France
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