Which manual therapy wins for rotator cuff pain?
NCT ID NCT07458711
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two different manual therapy techniques for people with rotator cuff syndrome, a common cause of shoulder pain. Sixty adults aged 30 to 60 received either the Spencer technique or mobilization with movement, both combined with standard physiotherapy like heat and stretching, for 6 weeks. The goal was to see which approach better reduces pain and improves shoulder range of motion.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Spencer technique (manual therapy) and mobilization with movement (manual therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show which manual therapy technique better reduces shoulder pain and improves movement for rotator cuff syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial with only 60 participants. Results may not apply to everyone, and the therapies are compared to each other, not to a placebo or no treatment.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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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30 to 60 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: * • Patient from the age of 30 to 60. * Patient suffering from rotator cuff syndrome. Patient with a history of pain in shoulder for more than 3 month. * Patient with grade 1 and grade 2 of rotator cuff syndrome which doesn't require surgery. * Patient with 2 positive Neers and Hawkins Kennedy test. * Patient who haven't gone under any physical therapy treatment in the past 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: * • Patient with any cardiac problem like myocardial infarction. * Patient with diagnosis of fibromyalgia. * Patient with ongoing pregnancy. * Patient with pain related to shoulder trauma. * Patient with history of shoulder injury or shoulder surgery. * Patient with associated symptoms like numbness and tingling. * Patient who have taken corticosteroids injections of shoulder within a year.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Lahore Teaching Hospital
Lahore, Punjab Province, 55150, Pakistan
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