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Effects of Nunchaku Exercise on Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) in Middle-aged and Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

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.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 45
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Ethnic Chinese;

• Age 45 years or above;

• Diagnosed with Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) and currently in the thawing stage.

Locations
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
RECRUITING
Hong Kong
Contact Information
Primary
Angus Pak-Hung Yu, PhD
phayu@cuhk.edu.hk
(852) 39435253
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-04-14
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Active_comparator: Shoulder Mobilization and Stretching Exercise (SMSE)
Experimental: Nunchaku Exercise
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Chinese University of Hong Kong

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