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Effects of Nunchaku Exercise for Improving Frozen Shoulder
Led by Chinese University of Hong Kong · Updated on 2026-04-17
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
37 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effects of Nunchaku Exercise for Improving Frozen Shoulder
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Ethnic Chinese
- Age 45 years or above
- Diagnosed with Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) and currently in the thawing stage
You will not qualify if you...
- Secondary causes of shoulder stiffness such as recent trauma, post-surgical stiffness, full-thickness rotator cuff tears, or severe glenohumeral arthritis
- Recent shoulder treatments affecting short-term outcomes, including corticosteroid injections within 3 months, hydrodilatation, manipulation under anesthesia, arthroscopic capsular release within 6 months, or structured physiotherapy within 3 months
- Presence of somatic conditions limiting safe exercise participation, such as inability to walk without an assistive device
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Research Team
A
Angus Pak-Hung Yu, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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