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CompletedNCT04901780PPCSUpdated May 25, 2021

Pragmatic Posterior Capsular Stretch

An interventional study of pragmatic posterior capsular stretch and cross body stretch in Shoulder Impingement, Shoulder Pain and Adhesive Capsulitis, sponsored by Helping Hand Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences. Completed at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 35 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-05-25.

Sponsored by Helping Hand Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year after the study started (first participant enrolled May 2020, registered May 2021).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 35 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Various stretches are used to lengthen the posterior shoulder capsule. No study has reported the comparison of the pragmatic posterior capsular stretch and cross body stertch

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Background: Posterior capsular tightness (PCT) is a problem frequently seen in shoulder disorder. PCT leads to variation in scapular and humeral kinematics. Two techniques considered in our study for regaining normal range of motion at shoulder joint and improving PCT, one is the pragmatic posterior capsular stretch (PPCS) \& the other one is cross body stretch (CBS) Objective: The aim of our study id to compare the short term effect of PPCS versus CBS on range of motion on shoulder joint in healthy individuals. And to evaluate the feedback of subjects regarding both the interventions.

Methodology: Through RCT 30 asymptomatic subjects (15 males, 15 females) . A simple random sampling technique was used. Subjects were screen through a functional movement screening tool. The change in hand behind neck and hand behind back will be measured through measuring tape. Shoulder ROM and functional movements for both the stretches will be campared

Results:

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Conditions studied

  • Shoulder Impingement
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Adhesive Capsulitis
  • Rotator Cuff Tears
  • Posterior Capsule Tear
  • Glenohumeral Subluxation
  • Glenohumeral Dysplasia
  • Acromioclavicular; Sprain (Strain)
  • Internal Rotation Contracture-shoulder
  • External Rotation Contracture-Shoulder
  • Flexion Contracture
  • Extension Contracture-Shoulder
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In context

Shoulder Pain

707 studies on the registry are indexed under Shoulder Pain; 152 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 60 across 561 interventional studies indexed under Shoulder Pain.

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Lead sponsor

Helping Hand Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 35 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Age groups of males and females including 20-35 years
  • Subjects who fall in grade 1 and 2 of functional movement screening of shoulder during the screening process.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individual with shoulder pain, fracture or dislocation less than 1 year
  • Individuals with any known shoulder pathology
  • Subjects receiving current physiotherapy treatment
  • Subjects having enough range of motion( can reach T2 hand behind neck)
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    PPCS

    Novel intervention

    Other: pragmatic posterior capsular stretch

  • Active comparator
    CBS

    Cross arm stretch gave to individuals

    Other: cross body stretch

Interventions

  • Otherpragmatic posterior capsular stretch

    pragmatic posterior stretch is used to increase the length of the posterior capsule

  • Othercross body stretch

    crossbody stretch performed by an individual

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. shoulder flexion

    range of motion of shoulder flexion

    Time frame: 4 week

  2. shoulder abduction

    range of motion of shoulder abduction

    Time frame: 4 week

  3. shoulder internal rotation

    range of motion of shoulder internal rotation

    Time frame: 4 week

  4. shoulder external rotation

    range of motion of shoulder external rotation

    Time frame: 4 week

  5. hand behind neck

    range of hand behind neck

    Time frame: 4 week

  6. hand behind back

    range of hand behind back

    Time frame: 4 week

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Study locations

1 site
  • Helping Hand Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences
    Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtoon Khawa 21300, Pakistan
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 25, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04901780
Lead sponsor
Helping Hand Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 25, 2021
Start date
May 5, 2020
Primary completion
Sep 10, 2020
Completion
Nov 15, 2020
Last update
May 25, 2021

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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