Effects of Nunchaku Exercise for Improving Frozen Shoulder
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Conditions studied: Adhesive Capsulitis
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate if nunchaku exercise works to treat adhesive capsulitis, or frozen shoulder in middle-aged or older adults. It will also learn about the adherence of this exercise intervention. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does practicing nunchaku exercises help reduce shoulder pain and improve shoulder movement? * Do people stick with nunchaku exercises better, and spend more time practicing on their own, compared with standard exercises for alleviating frozen-shoulder? Researchers will compare nunchaku exercise to standard exercises for alleviating frozen-shoulder to see if nunchaku exercise works to alleviate frozen shoulder. Participants will: * Join small group exercise classes for 12 weeks, doing either nunchaku based exercises or standard exercises designed to help relieve frozen shoulder. * Have their shoulder pain and movement checked three times: * before training * after 6 weeks of training, * after finishing the 12 week program, and * 12 weeks after the program ends. * Keep a record of their home practice time.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07486193
- Run by
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- People needed
- 50
- Starts
- 2026-04-14
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-17
Who can join
Age: 45 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Ethnic Chinese;
- Age 45 years or above;
- Diagnosed with Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) and currently in the thawing stage.
You may not qualify if…
- Presence of secondary causes of shoulder stiffness, including recent trauma, post-surgical stiffness, or structural lesions such as full-thickness rotator cuff tears or severe glenohumeral arthritis;
- Receipt of recent shoulder treatments known to influence short-term outcomes, including corticosteroid injections within the past three months, hydrodilatation, manipulation under anesthesia, arthroscopic capsular release within the past six months, or structured shoulder physiotherapy within the past three months;
- Presence of somatic conditions that limit their ability to participate safely in exercise (e.g., inability to walk without an assistive device).
Where it is running
- Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong, Hong Kong (enrolling)
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