TerminatedNot Applicable

Dry Needling for Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis

Stopped: Poor Accrual

United States10 participantsStarted 2020-10-13

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Primary complaint of shoulder pain and stiffness * Gradual onset of symptoms * Glenohumeral passive range of motion limited in multiple directions * Glenohumeral passive range of motion decreases as the humerus is abducted from 45 degrees to 90 degrees * Age 18 to 65 years * Reports pain with normal activity greater than or equal to 2/10 on the numeric pain rating scale * Read and speak English Exclusion Criteria: * Signs or symptoms of cervical radiculopathy, radiculitis, or referral from the cervical spine * Clinical evidence as determined in the examination of an alternative shoulder diagnosis * Normal passive shoulder range of motion * Known radiographic evidence of glenohumeral osteoarthritis * Known neurologic disease * Received dry needling or acupuncture within the past 6 months * Fear of needling * Currently being treated with anticoagulant medication * Shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) score less than 10% or greater than 90%

What they're measuring

Shoulder Pain and Disability Index Change

Timeframe: 1-week, 1-month, 6-months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03861923

SponsorDuke University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-01-18

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