| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2026/02/104194 [Registered on: 18/02/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
10/02/2026 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
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Type of Study
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Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) |
| Study Design |
Non-randomized, Active Controlled Trial |
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Public Title of Study
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To find out whether a special shoulder movement technique along with regular physiotherapy helps reduce pain, improve daily activities, hand strength, and quality of life in people with frozen shoulder. |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Effect of gongs mobilisation with conventional therapy on pain functional disability hand grip strength and quality of life in adhesive capsulitis patients |
| Trial Acronym |
Nil |
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Secondary IDs if Any
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| Secondary ID |
Identifier |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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| Name |
Afra Siddiqui |
| Designation |
Student |
| Affiliation |
Sharda University |
| Address |
Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 201306, India
Gautam Buddha Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH
201306
India |
| Phone |
7408973467 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
2024273528.afra@pg.sharda.ac.in |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Afra Siddiqui |
| Designation |
Student |
| Affiliation |
Sharda University |
| Address |
Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 201306, India
Gautam Buddha Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH
201306
India |
| Phone |
7408973467 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
2024273528.afra@pg.sharda.ac.in |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Afra Siddiqui |
| Designation |
Student |
| Affiliation |
Sharda University |
| Address |
Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh - 201306, India
Gautam Buddha Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH
201306
India |
| Phone |
7408973467 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
2024273528.afra@pg.sharda.ac.in |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Department of Physiotherapy, Sharda Hospital |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Afra Siddiqui |
| Address |
Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park III Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh 201306 India |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [Physiotherapy ] |
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Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Countries of Recruitment
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India |
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Sites of Study
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| No of Sites = 1 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| Dr Rita Sharma PT |
Sharda Hospital. |
Plot 32 34 knowledge park 3 Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh 201310 India
Gautam Buddha Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH |
81781 54869
rita.sharma@sharda.ac.in |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Institutional Ethics Committee |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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| Health Type |
Condition |
| Healthy Human Volunteers |
Adhesive Capsulitis |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Comparator Agent |
Group A
Gongs Mobilisation |
Patient in supine position therapist applied sustained glide to the shoulder
5 sessions per week for 4 weeks |
| Comparator Agent |
Group B
Conventional therapy |
Strengthening exercise stretching exercise ultrasound,
rope pulley exercise 5 sessions per week for 4 weeks |
| Comparator Agent |
Group C |
Gongs Mobilisation with Conventional therapy
5 sessions per week for 4 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
41.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
60.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Subjects with frozen shoulder diagnosed by orthopaedician
Subjects with stage II and stage III of adhesive capsulitis
Subjects of both genders between the age group of 41–60 years
Subjects with restricted ROM
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Subjects with rotator cuff tears
Overuse injury
History of RA, OA, and malignancies in the shoulder region
Frozen shoulder secondary to neurological disorder
Post-surgical cases |
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Not Applicable |
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Method of Concealment
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Not Applicable |
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Blinding/Masking
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Not Applicable |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
Independent Vriables
Pain Level will be measured by NPRS (Numeric Pain Rating Scale)
Functional Disability and Quality of Life will be measured by Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)
Quality of Life will be measured by SF-36
Hand grip strength will be measured by Jamar Hand Grip Dynamometer |
4 Weeks |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
Pain Level will be measured by NPRS Numeric Pain Rating Scale
Functional Disability Quality of Life will be measured by Shoulder Pain Disability Index SPADI
Quality of Life will be measured by SF-36
Hand grip strength will be measured by Jamar Hand Grip Dynamometer |
4 Weeks |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" |
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Phase of Trial
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N/A |
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Date of First Enrollment (India)
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03/03/2026 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
03/03/2026 |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Yet Recruiting |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Not Yet Recruiting |
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Publication Details
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N/A |
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Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement
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Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?
Response - NO
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Brief Summary
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Patient will receive informed consent before beginning of the study.Patients will be provided with detailed explanation about safety procedures and purpose of the study including sign symptoms and possible outcomes Patient will be randomly divided into three groups
Group A- (Gong’s mobilisation) patient position in supine position focusing on shoulder joint mobilisation on capsular stretching treatment was given 5 session per week for 4 weeks with 10 - 15 repetition per sessionGroup B - (conventional therapy) recieved codman pendulum exercise ,finger ladder exercise towel strengthening rope and pulley exercises anterior shoulder stretching therapeutic ultrasound for 5 session per week for 4 weeks Group C- Gong’s Mobilisation with conventional therapy administered 5 sessions per week for 4 weeks |