Adhesive Capsulitis: Prospective Analysis of Efficacy and Financial Impact for Use of Physical Therapy in Treatment
NCT02283996
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
The purpose of this study is to identify individuals 18 or older who have diagnostic presentation of adhesive capsulitis and randomize them into two arms, distinguished by use of physical therapy and steroid injections compared with steroid injections followed by watchful waiting. This prospective study will be used to determine whether there is a significant impact on patient outcome and whether the additional financial burden is justified. There are no experimental interventions for this study.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Frozen Shoulder
- Shoulder Frozen
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- October 27, 2025
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Massachusetts · 1
- MGH, Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.