Bowen Technique Versus Dynamic Soft Tissue Mobilization on Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Disability in Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Adhesive Capsulitis

• Registration Number: NCT07047846
• Lead Sponsor: University of Lahore

Brief Summary

A randomized controlled trial included 72 patients diagnosed with adhesive capsulitis will conduct in University of Lahore Teaching Hospital. The study will complete within 9 months after the approval of synopsis. Patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria will identified by individual physiotherapist and will enrolled for particular study. Informed written consent will be taken by the patients and will randomly allocated into two groups. The total numbers of sessions will 12 (3 sessions per week). The study will single blinded. The assessor will unaware of the treatment given to both groups.

Control group received routine physical therapy with dynamic soft tissue mobilization technique.

thermotherapy, trans-cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, shoulder isometrics and stretching that includes 12 sessions and three times per week. Experimental group received routine physical therapy along with Bowen technique. This includes thermotherapy, trans-cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, shoulder isometrics and stretching that includes 12 sessions and three times per week

Detailed Description

A randomized controlled trial will conduct at the UOL Teaching Hospital. Seventy-two diabetic patients aged 50-80 years with Grade 2 or 3 adhesive capsulitis will be divided into two groups at random: Bowen therapy will administered to Group A with routine physiotherapy, and Group B received DSTM with routine physiotherapy. Both interventions will delivered twice weekly for six weeks. Pain (VAS and SPADI Pain), ROM (flexion, abduction, external rotation), as well as functional impairment (SPADI Disability and Total Score) wil be assessed at baseline, week 3, and week 6.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2025-06-04
• Status Verified: 2025-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-07-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-01
• Study First Posted: 2025-07-02
• Last Update Posted: 2025-07-02
• Study Start: 2025-07-16
• Primary Completion: 2025-09-10
• Study Completion: 2026-01-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Universal Goniometer readings	Change from preintervention to 6th weeks	Universal Goniometer will be used to assess shoulder range of motion.
change in Shoulder pain and disability Index (SPADI)	Change from preintervention to 6th weeks	The 13 items of the SPADI measure two domains: an 8-item subscale measuring disability and a 5-item subscale measuring pain. The SPADI is available in two variants. The first version uses a visual analogue scale (VAS) to evaluate each item, while the second version uses a numerical rating scale (NRS).
Change in Visual Analogue Scale score	Change from preintervention to 6th weeks	Visual analogue scale will be used to assess shoulder pain. Score ranges from 0-10. 0 shows least pain and 10 shows worst pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UOL Teaching Hospital; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan