# Dry Needling for Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis

> **NCT03861923** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Duke University** · enrollment: 10 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis
- Shoulder Pain
- Frozen Shoulder

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Dry needling
- **OTHER:** Sham Dry Needling
- **OTHER:** Therapeutic Exercise

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03861923
- **Lead sponsor:** Duke University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2020-10-13
- **Primary completion:** 2024-01-18
- **Final completion:** 2024-01-18
- **Target enrollment:** 10 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Poor Accrual
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-05


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03861923

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03861923, "Dry Needling for Shoulder Adhesive Capsulitis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03861923. Licensed CC0.

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