IRCT20100718004409N13 IRCT 2020-04-24 Iran University of Medical Sciences The effectiveness of acupuncture on the patients who have shoulder pain The effectiveness of acupuncture on pain and function of the patients who have shoulder pain 2020-04-19 anticipated 72 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/46491 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: The included patients will be randomized in a simple randomization method. The random number tables found in the most statistical text books will be used for the random numbers. The numbers between 0-23 are considered for the first group, 24-47 for the second group and 48 -73for the third group. The 3 groups are 1- Acupuncture, 2- Sham & 3- Exercise therapy. concealment is performed in sequentially numbered, sealed & opaque envelopes, and will be kept by the department secretory, Blinding description: After randomization the patients of the each group will be introduced to the researcher 2 by the researcher 1 for evaluation of the outcomes. The researcher 2 only evaluates the outcomes and records the findings without being informed of the intervention and its effects. The analyzer receives the data at the end of the study and is not informed of the intervention groups at all. 3 Condition 1: rotator cuff tendinopathy, partial tear of rotator cuff. Condition 2: Shoulder impingement. Intervention 1: Intervention group1: Accupuncture group are needled in accupuncture points in shoulder , 20 millimeter deep inside the skin ,3 sessions a week for 10 session .each session is 10 minutes. Intervention 2: Intervention group2: Sham accupuncture group are needled in accupuncture points in shoulder ,With distance 20 centimeter of main points ,10 millimeter deep inside the skin ,3 sessions a week for 10 session .each session is 10 minutes. Intervention 3: Control group: In exercise group , streching exercise for shoulder ,isometric exercises and passive range of motion each session 3 set 10 repetition daily and strengthening exercises and progressive strengthening exercises ,each session 3 set 10 repetition daily for 6 weeks. No - There is not a plan to make this available Justification or reason for not sharing IPD is Unawareness of this item