In our study we will be including patients of frozen shoulder. We will be giving Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Technique along with conventional physiotherapy to see it’s effect on their activities of daily living, pain, range of motion, strength and scapular asymmetry.

Effectiveness of different PNF techniques along with conventional physiotherapy on functional outcomes in patients with adhesive capsulitis: A Randomized controlled trial. - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/05/067286

Enrollment

Registered

2024-05-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M750- Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder

Interventions

Intervention1: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Techniques and Conventional Physiotherapy: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Techniques for upper extremity (Rhythmic stabilization, re

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Patients of both genders. -Age group 40 -60years of age. -Clinical Diagnostic criteria for frozen stage of AC: -Duration of symptoms lasts 4 to 12months -Pain begins to subside -Marked restriction of shoulder ROM (External rotation, abduction, flexion) -Clinical diagnostic criteria for AC according to the guidelines of the American Physical Therapy Association: - A loss of ROM greater than 25% in two planes of motion -loss of passive external rotation greater than 50% compared to the uninvolved shoulder or an external rotation of less than 30°.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Patients associated with instability or dislocation of the affected shoulder joint. -Patients with non-healed fracture of shoulder complex. -Degenerative, chronic inflammatory Diseases of shoulder joint, ( OA,RA) -Patients associated with shoulder pain of cervical origin. -Patients associated with neurovascular injuries.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Functional disability Timepoint: pre and post intervention (4 weeks)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Lateral scapular slide testTimepoint: pre and post intervention (4 weeks);Muscle strengthTimepoint: pre and post intervention (4 weeks);PainTimepoint: pre and post intervention (4 weeks);Range of motionTimepoint: pre and post intervention (4 weeks)	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ketaki Mahesh Kurulkar

MGM Institute of Physiotherapy

surendrawani@mgmiop.edu.in9960473324

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026