Simple shoulder moves may ease chronic pain
NCT ID NCT07331597
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested if gentle shoulder joint mobilization can reduce pain and improve movement in people with sub-acromial pain syndrome. 36 adults with shoulder pain for at least 3 months took part. Researchers compared two types of joint mobilization to see which worked better.
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Study facts
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- 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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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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25 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 25 - 40 years * Genders both male and female * Patients having unilateral non-traumatic shoulder pain * Patients having pain for ≥ 3 months * According to Dutch Orthopedic Association Clinical Practice Guidelines 2 out of following 3 tests should be positive i.e. Hawkin's kennedy test, Painful arc test, and Infraspinatus resistance test * Positive scapular assistance test * Positive AC joint scarf test Exclusion Criteria: * Patients having bilateral shoulder pain * Younger than 25 and older than 40 years * With positive drop arm test for supraspinatus tears * Degenerative joint disease of shoulder * Patients diagnosed with frozen shoulder * Having history of shoulder fracture and dislocation * Patients diagnosed with cervical radiculopathy (19) * Having history of shoulder or neck surgery (19) * Patients who had steroid injections in shoulder joint in the past 6 months * Patients having other neurological, orthopedic and systemic problems affecting the shoulder, neck and back
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dr.Sheharyar Tanveer Clinic Sharaq pur
Sheikhupura, Punjab Province, 39460, Pakistan
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