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Shoulder Pain: full-pipeline trial registry
9 of 28 indexed Shoulder Pain trials are currently recruiting.
Corpus placement: #577 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
28 US clinical trials · 9 currently recruiting · #577 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Shoulder Pain: 28 US clinical trials tracked, 9 recruiting.
Shoulder Pain is the subject of 28 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 9 of them currently open to new participants. 4 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 4 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Texas Woman's University, running 3 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition shoulder-pain
OPEN 9 | RECR 32% | LATE 4 | EARLY 4 | RANK #577 | SPON 3
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Hypertension (32% recruiting · 472 trials)
Shoulder Pain lists 9 open slots (32% of 28 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Shoulder Pain on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Shoulder Pain is recruiting below its size-band peers.
9 of 28 indexed trials (32.1%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Shoulder Pain trials is spread across many organizations.
Texas Woman's University accounts for 3 of 28 trials (10.7%). 21 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Most Shoulder Pain trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.
Median target enrolment is 60 among the 28 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 20 of those (71.4%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Shoulder Pain research is mostly interventional.
22 interventional and 6 observational studies make up this index (78.6% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
28 total, page 1 of 1
Zimmer Biomet Shoulder Arthroplasty PMCF
Zimmer Biomet
NCT04984291
Patient Outcomes Collection: How Can we do Better?
Rush University Medical Center
NCT03653455
Evaluating Hemidiaphragmatic Paralysis With Prolonged Neural Blockade From an Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block
Duke University
NCT04209504
Biopsychosocial Contributors to Irritability in Individuals With Shoulder Pain
University of Central Florida
NCT06429371
MDR - Comprehensive Primary Revision Stems PMCF
Zimmer Biomet
NCT06788717
The Effect of Micro Fragmented Adipose Tissue (MFAT) on Shoulder Osteoarthritis
Stanford University
NCT04929951
Embolization Treatment of Chronic Refractory Shoulder Tendinopathy
Brigham and Women's Hospital
NCT06095050
BFRT for Subacromial Pain
University of Florida
NCT06873113
Shoulder RFA Pilot Study
University of Utah
NCT06039345
Connective Tissue Matrix for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)
NCT06160427
Opioid-Free Pain Protocol After Shoulder Arthroplasty
Henry Ford Health System
NCT05488847
Natural History of Shoulder Pathology in Manual Wheelchair Users
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
NCT02600910
Dry Needling and Shoulder Muscle Blood Flow, Motions, and Pain Sensitivity in Individuals with Shoulder Pain
Texas Woman's University
NCT05596240
How Dry Needling at the Neck Affects Shoulder Movement, Strength, Pain, and Shoulder Circulation
Texas Woman's University
NCT06705634
Reliability and Validity of Patient Reported Outcome Measures in Head and Neck Cancer
Mayo Clinic
NCT02554968
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Best Approach to Care Compared to Diversified Chiropractic Adjustive Technique
Parker College of Chiropractic
NCT00163124
Maintenance of Shoulder Health and Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Rancho Research Institute
NCT02135978
Rotator Cuff Pathway
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
NCT03717753
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation(PNS) for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome(SIS)
MetroHealth Medical Center
NCT03752619
Liposomal Bupivacaine vs Dexamethasone ISB
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
NCT04047446
Liposomal Bupivacaine Plus Bupivacaine Peripheral Nerve Blockade Versus Ropivacaine Plus Dexamethasone Peripheral Nerve Blockade for Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Hospital for Special Surgery Florida
NCT04737980
Dry Needling vs Dry Needling With ES in Patients With Neck/Shoulder Pain
Kindyle Brennan
NCT03638388
Dry Needling and Shoulder Muscle Blood Flow, Motions, and Pain Sensitivity
Texas Woman's University
NCT05467098
Subacromial Corticosteroid Injection for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain
MetroHealth Medical Center
NCT00597766
A Pilot Study Comparing Two Rehabilitation Approaches for Individuals With Irritable Shoulder Pain
University of Central Florida
NCT06467123
Feasibility of Near-infrared Spectroscopy to Measure Cortical Pain Pathway (Brain) Activation During Dry Needling
Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy
NCT04170803
Microbreaks in the OR to Mitigate High Physical and Mental Demands
Mayo Clinic
NCT02565394
Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy for Shoulder Pain in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
Kessler Foundation
NCT01355549
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 3 |
| Phase 2 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 4 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Shoulder Pain records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Shoulder Pain trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Shoulder Pain page
28 registered trials, 9 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 9 Shoulder Pain trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Texas Woman's University sponsors the most Shoulder Pain trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Texas Woman's University's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Shoulder Pain condition card totals 28 registered trials; most-linked intervention Dry Needling; top US site state Texas. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.