Can video games and electric pulses ease dialysis Patients' shoulder pain?
NCT ID NCT07760285
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether virtual reality exercise games or electrical muscle stimulation can reduce shoulder pain and improve movement in people with chronic kidney disease who are on dialysis. Participants will receive one of the two therapies several times a week for eight weeks. The study measures changes in a kidney-related hormone and shoulder flexibility to see which approach offers better relief.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Virtual reality exercise sessions and intradialytic neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these therapies could offer drug-free ways to ease shoulder pain and improve movement in people with chronic kidney disease on dialysis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, and results may not apply to everyone. The therapies may not outperform standard care, and individual responses can vary.
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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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Jan 2026
- Finished
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Aug 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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40 to 65 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 underwent modified radical mastectomy from one month earlier, suffering from shoulder pain and limited range of motion were included in current study. Patients' age ranged from 40 to 65 years. Patients of both genders. All patients were free of any comorbidities such as systemic or neurological diseases. Exclusion Criteria: Patient underwent modified radical mastectomy from one month earlier, suffering from shoulder pain and limited range of motion were included in current study. Patients' age ranged from 40 to 65 years. Patients of both genders. All patients were free of any comorbidities such as systemic or neurological diseases.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shebin ElKom Teaching Hospital
Cairo, Menofyia, 11432, Egypt
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