Effect of Shoulder Symptom Modification Procedure (SSMP) in Managing Patients with Frozen Shoulder
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: SSMP, Isometric exercise, eccentric exercise, heavy slow resistance , functional program, MWM,Isometric exercise, eccentric exercise, heavy slow resistance , functional program, sham mobilization.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Frozen Shoulder. Basic parameters: 40 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United Arab Emirates
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effect of Shoulder Symptom Modification Procedure (SSMP) in Managing Patients with Frozen Shoulder: a Pilot Study
Overview
the study is about intervention to patient with frozen shoulder to help patients improve function and shoulder disability , reduce pain and improve range of motion, the main aim of this study is to find out which treatment intervention SSMP , MWM and sham mobilization give effective results
Interventions
- Procedure SSMP, Isometric exercise, eccentric exercise, heavy slow resistance , functional program
In this group the patients will be given symptom modification procedure in the first phase followed by isometric exercises in second phase, eccentrics and HSR in third phase and functional program in fourth phase - Procedure MWM,Isometric exercise, eccentric exercise, heavy slow resistance , functional program
in this mobilization with movement in first phase will be given followed by isometrics, eccentrics and heavy slow resistance exercise and finally the functional program - Procedure sham mobilization
Sham mobilization followed by isometrics, eccentric training and heavy resistance training and finally the functional program .
Primary outcome measures
- Shoulder Pain And Disability Index [Time frame: from enrollment to week 4,6,8]
- Numeric Pain Rating Scale [Time frame: from enrollment to 8 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Range Of Motion [Time frame: week 4,6,8]
- Patients' Global Impression of Change (PGIC) scale [Time frame: at enrollment and on 8th week]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- • Diagnosis of adhesive capsulitis confirmed by a healthcare professional.
- Scores more than 2 in adhesive capsulitis scale
- Range of motion affected in capsular pattern
- Age between 40-65 years.
- Willingness to participate by signing informed consent
Exclusion criteria
- Having any history of shoulder dislocation
- Humerus fractures or trauma
- Diagnosed with any sort of cancer
- History of cardiovascular disease
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United Arab Emirates · 1 center
- Thumbay Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital — Ajman
Publications
- Seemab A, Arulsingh W, Muthukrishnan R, Kandakurti PK, Saiyad R. Effectiveness of shoulder symptom modification approaches in managing patients with frozen shoulder: study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled trial. Trials. 2026 Apr 16;27(1):395. doi: 10.1186/s13063-026-09661-z. PMID 41992361
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06763601 · IRB-COHS-STD-112-Dec-2024 · Internal review board