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Evaluating the Impact of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Posterolateral MWM using Diagnostic Ultrasound in Swimmers with Shoulder Tightness: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluating the Impact of IASTM and Posterolateral MWM using Diagnostic Ultrasound in Swimmers with Posterior Shoulder Tightness: A Randomized Controlled Trial - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/09/095337
Enrollment
42
Registered
2025-09-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Group C:Posterolateral Mobilization with movement +conventional treatment: Group C:Posterolateral Mobilization with movement +conventional treatment will be given for 3 days per week fo

Sponsors

Vanya Afonso
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Asymptomatic swimmers of both genders, aged between 18-28 years old. Swimmers having more than 3 years of experience. Minimum of 6-8 hours of swimming weekly, excluding competitions and who are willing to participate. Participants with a 10 degree or greater difference in internal rotation on their dominant and non-dominant shoulder measured at 90 degrees of abduction.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Shoulder pain at study initiation and within 12 months preceding study initiation or major shoulder trauma or surgery within 12 months before initiation of the study. Presence of known any orthopedic or neurologic pathology, or current pain in the shoulder, cervical, or thoracic regions. A history of fracture or surgery of the humerus, scapula, or clavicula in the past 6 months. Any kind of neurological disorders which affect movement system. Positive Neer, Hawkins-Kennedy, and apprehension tests (to rule out rotator cuff disease and glenohumeral instability).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1)Posterior capsule thickness and soft tissue echogenicity Timepoint: 1)Posterior capsule thickness and soft tissue echogenicity using Diagnostic Ultrasound pre and post treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)Range of motion 2)Shoulder mobility 3)Swimmers speedTimepoint: pre and post treatment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVanya Afonso

KAHER Institute of Physiotherapy, Belagavi.

santoshmetgud@klekipt.edu.in9880088400

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026