Shoulder strength training may ease pain for wheelchair users
NCT ID NCT07245706
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a 12-week home-based shoulder strength training program can reduce pain and improve function in manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury. Forty participants will start training either 3 or 12 months after leaving rehab. Researchers will track pain, strength, and daily wheelchair use over 15 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- home-based shoulder strength training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple exercise program to prevent shoulder pain and improve daily life for manual wheelchair users.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The training is home-based, so adherence and consistency could vary.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
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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 70 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: * Persons with a paraplegia below T2 * Manual wheelchair user * Age 18 - 70 years * At discharge from initial rehabilitation Exclusion Criteria: * Trauma or surgery of the shoulder with medical indication for immobilization of more than four weeks * Constant use of power assistance for the wheelchair * Any surgical implants that exclude the participant for MRI assessments of the shoulder * Inability to follow the study instructions, e.g., mental health problems, language problems, dementia, claustrophobia (for MRI) etc. * Persons with congenital conditions leading to SCI, SCI in the context of palliative care, neurodegenerative disorders, and Guillain-Barré syndrome * Pregnancy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Swiss Paraplegic Research
RECRUITINGNottwil, Canton of Lucerne, 6207, Switzerland
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