Bowen technique versus dynamic soft tissue mobilization for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized, single-blind trial will enroll 72 diabetic patients aged 50–80 with Grade 2 or 3 adhesive capsulitis at the UOL Teaching Hospital. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive routine physiotherapy plus either Bowen technique or dynamic soft tissue mobilization, delivered as a total of 12 treatment sessions over six weeks (twice weekly). Outcomes measured at baseline, week 3, and week 6 include pain (VAS and SPADI Pain), shoulder range of motion (flexion, abduction, external rotation), and functional impairment (SPADI Disability and Total Score). The assessor will be blinded to group allocation to reduce measurement bias.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosed patients of 50-80 years of age
* Grade 2 \& 3 (frozen and thawing) adhesive capsulitis
* patients willing to participate in the study
* Only diabetic patients

Exclusion Criteria:

* Major mental health probleme
* Patients who has a history of surgery on the shoulder, other shoulder diseases including a rotator cuff tear, sub acromial impingement syndrome, and a shoulder labral tear
* Patients taking oral or intra-articular steroids and cortisone injection prior 3 months
* Subjects with rotator cuff tears or other shoulder ligament injuries, H/O arthritis related to shoulder, malignancy, adhesive capsulitis secondary to fractures, dislocation, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, neurological disorder

Where it's running

• UOL Teaching Hospital
  Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Dr farrukh Murtaza Physical Therapist, Phd (PT)*
• Email: Farrukh.murtaza@uipt.uol.edu.pk
• Phone: +923339970563

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.