Could a shoulder pacemaker stop your shoulder pain?
NCT ID NCT05116722
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a shoulder pacemaker device in 20 people with scapular dyskinesia or posterior shoulder instability. The device is used during rehabilitation to see if it reduces pain and improves shoulder function. The goal is to ease symptoms, not to cure the condition.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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 80 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: * Scapular Dyskinesis * Posterior Shoulder Instability Exclusion Criteria: * Rotator Cuff Tearing * Shoulder Arthritis * Patients with implantable electrical/electronic devices * If participants are using wearable electrical medical devices, such as glucose sensors or infusion pumps, these devices will be turned off or the participants will be excluded from the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Of Utah Orthopedics Center
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States
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