GDS Method for Frozen Shoulder

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

• Ages 18 years and older
• All sexes
• No healthy volunteers
• Adult, Older adult

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

About this study

Official title: GDS Muscle Chain Method Improved Movement and Pain Recovery in Frozen Shoulder Patients: An Exploratory Clinical Trial

Conditions

Adhesive Capsulitis, Frozen Shoulder

Being tested

GDS Muscle and Joint Chains Method, Conventional Physiotherapy

Medical subject headings

Bursitis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

• GDS Muscle and Joint Chains MethodOther

  Participants received eight 50-minute sessions of the GDS Muscle and Joint Chains Method, administered twice weekly for four weeks. Treatment was individualized according to the participant's typology and included muscle reprogramming, postural and movement retraining, manual techniques applied along muscle-chain pathways, passive stretching, isometric and eccentric muscle activation, proprioceptive techniques, and strategies aimed at restoring balance between antagonistic and complementary muscle chains. Shoulder range of motion and pain intensity were assessed before and after the four-week intervention.

• Conventional PhysiotherapyOther

  Participants received eight 50-minute conventional physiotherapy sessions administered twice weekly for four weeks. Treatment included application of a hot compress to the affected shoulder, 15 minutes of conventional transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) at 150 Hz with intensity adjusted to participant tolerance, 10 minutes of therapeutic ultrasound at 3 MHz and 0.8 W/cm² in pulsed mode at 50%, followed by 15 minutes of therapeutic exercise according to the MEDBRIDGE GO program. Shoulder range of motion and pain intensity were assessed before and after the intervention.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

1. Change in Shoulder Range of Motion

   Shoulder range of motion was measured in degrees using goniometry. Measurements included shoulder flexion, abduction, internal rotation, external rotation at 90° of abduction, and external rotation at 0°.

   Measured: Baseline and 4 weeks

2. Change in Pain Intensity

   Pain intensity was assessed using a Visual Analog Scale ranging from 0 to 10, with 0 representing no pain and 10 representing the greatest pain intensity.

   Measured: Baseline and 4 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

1. First posted14 Sep 2026
2. Study start1 Jan 2021
3. Primary completion1 Aug 2023
4. Study completion2 Aug 2023

Resources

• Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
• Other trials for Adhesive CapsulitisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
• What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.