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Can we predict shoulder pain recovery? new study seeks answers

NCT ID NCT07360847

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Limerick Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study follows 150 adults with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain who are treated without surgery, such as with physiotherapy or pain relief. Participants fill out questionnaires about pain, disability, and quality of life at the start and after six months. The goal is to identify which personal or health factors lead to better outcomes, helping to improve non-surgical care and reduce long wait times.

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 help doctors personalize non-surgical treatment plans for shoulder pain, reducing wait times and improving recovery rates.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not identify clear predictors, and results may not apply to all patients or settings.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 150 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2026

Expected to finish

Nov 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

All adults who present to the Specialist Shoulder clinic at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital between January 2026 and January 2027 (inclusive) will be considered eligible for inclusion to the study provided that they meet the inclusion criteria outlined above.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults * Clinically diagnosed Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain (disorder of the rotator cuff muscles and/or sub acromial space). * Being referred to primary care physiotherapy or other non-surgical management. Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 * Non-rotator cuff related pathologies of the shoulder such as fractures, frozen shoulder, concomitant neck pain. * Person undergoing shoulder surgery. * Neither the patient nor carer can communicate in English sufficiently to complete consent or baseline assessment.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

rotator cuff syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

RCRSP Rotator cuff related shoulder pain

How to take part

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  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Croom Orthopaedic Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Limerick, Ireland

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