MRI Findings in Throwing Shoulders of Waterpolo Players

MRI Findings in Throwing Shoulders of Waterpolo Players Abnormalities in Professional Waterpolo Players

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00959543

Enrollment

Registered

2009-08-14

Start date

2009-07-31

Completion date

2010-10-31

Last updated

2011-07-07

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Conditions

Non Throwing Shoulders, Waterpolo Players

Brief summary

MRI examination of 60 shoulders of waterpolo players (30 throwing shoulders as well as the opposite side) and 15 healthy probands as control group (30 shoulders of non waterpolo players. The correlation of MRI alteration and clinical symptomatic findings in both groups will be investigated. The clinical examination is performed by 2 board certified orthopedic surgeons and based on the Constant Murley Score.

Interventions

OTHERMRI

MRI and clinical investigation

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Study shoulders of elite waterpolo players * Study shoulders of healthy non throwing persons * Age between 18-35 years * Male * Given informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Previous shoulder surgery * Goal keeper * Metallic implants * Pacemaker * Tattoos with metallic colors

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Correlation between alterations of SSP-tendon in MRI and clinical symptoms	1 day

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026