Home-based FES for shoulder adhesive capsulitis

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

Adults with shoulder adhesive capsulitis will try a home-based FES program for four weeks, either as a 60-minute session once daily or two 30-minute sessions daily, while continuing usual clinic therapy. Participants will have assessments at baseline, after two weeks, and at four weeks, including ROM, DASH, pain scales, and patient-reported outcomes. The study focuses on feasibility, usability, and preliminary signals of efficacy for the combined home-based FES approach. Outcomes include changes in pain, function, ROM, and patient experience.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Where it's running

• University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Sanjana Rao, PhD
• Email: sanjana.rao@som.umaryland.edu
• Phone: 4438256349

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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.