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Terminated Not applicable Interventional

Dry Needling for Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03861923

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Official title

Effectiveness of Dry Needling on Pain and Function for the Management of Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Brief summary

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This study evaluates the addition of dry needling to exercise as part of physical therapy for the treatment of shoulder adhesive capsulitis. There will be two groups. One will receive actual dry needling to the clinically determined shoulder / parascapular trigger points. The other group will receive a sham needle treatment to the clinically determined areas.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03861923
Recruitment status
Terminated
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Enrollment
10 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Oct 13, 2020 (Actual)
Primary completion
Jan 18, 2024 (Actual)
Completion
Jan 18, 2024 (Actual)
Last update posted
Mar 5, 2026

2020 – 2024

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Duke Sports Science Institute Durham North Carolina 27710 —

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