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Feasibility, Usability and Preliminary Efficacy of Home-based FES Fro Adhesive Capsulitis

United States10 participantsStarted 2026-03-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility, usability and preliminary efficacy of a home-based Functional Electrical Stimulation(FES) in individuals with shoulder adhesive capsulitis. The main question it aims to answer is if combining home-based FES to usual therapy at the clinic will improve pain and improve function of the impaired shoulder.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Age \> 18 years
✓. Individuals diagnosed with shoulder adhesive capsulitis
✓. Shoulder pain, limited shoulder mobility for more than 4 weeks, normal shoulder x-ray findings, and normal neurological exam
✓. Can tolerate electrical stimulation

Exclusion criteria

✕. Presence of shoulder tumors or bone lesions
✕. History of shoulder fracture or subluxation
✕. History of shoulder surgery
✕. Severe osteoporosis,
✕. Rheumatic disease
✕. Radiating pain from cervical radiculopathy
✕. Participation in other clinical trial, and/or intraarticular steroid injections within 6 weeks

What they're measuring

Participant Acceptability and Satisfaction

Timeframe: At the end of 4 weeks

Usability of the FES device for home-based use

Timeframe: At the end of 4 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07227662

SponsorUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-12-01

Contact for this trial

Sanjana Rao, PhD

4438256349 sanjana.rao@som.umaryland.edu

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