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Reliability of Posterior Shoulder Endurance Test in Overhead Athletes

Reliability of Posterior Shoulder Endurance Test in Overhead Athletes and Comparison of Athletes With and Without Shoulder Pain

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04199988
Enrollment
40
Registered
2019-12-16
Start date
2019-12-31
Completion date
2022-09-30
Last updated
2022-04-13

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Conditions

Healthy, Shoulder Pain

Brief summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability of posterior shoulder endurance test in overhead athletes and to compare the endurance of posterior shoulder muscles between athletes with and without shoulder pain.

Detailed description

A total of 40 overhead athletes, 20 with shoulder pain and 20 with no shoulder pain, will be included in the study. Shoulder endurance will be measured as isometric and isotonic on both arms of athletes using the posterior shoulder endurance test. The measurements will be repeated after 3-7 days, and the test-retest reliability of the isotonic and isometric posterior shoulder endurance test will be investigated.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTPosterior Shoulder Endurance Test

Isometric posterior shoulder endurance test: In the prone position, the athlete's shoulder will be placed at horizontal abduction, and the time for maintaining this position will be recorded. Isotonic shoulder endurance test: In the prone position, the athlete's shoulder will be placed at horizontal abduction and asked to perform horizontal adduction-abduction, and the athlete will horizontally abducted-adducted his/her arm to 90 degrees at a cadence of 30 beats per minute. The number of repetitions will be recorded.

Sponsors

Dokuz Eylul University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
13 Years to 24 Years

Inclusion criteria

For all athletes: * Being between the ages of 13-24, * Participating to overhead sports (tennis, volleyball, handball, etc.), * Training at least 2-3 hours a week, * Active participation in training and competitions, * To be able to complete all assessments in the study, For athletes with shoulder pain: * Shoulder pain is 3/10 or more in the Visual Analogue Scale. For Athletes without shoulder pain: * No shoulder pain (0/10 according to Visual Analog Scale) * No history of a shoulder injury and/or shoulder symptoms requiring treatment for the past 1 year. * Having 90/100 or higher results in Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinical Shoulder & Elbow Score

Exclusion criteria

* Bilateral shoulder pain, * Upper extremity fracture history, * Surgical history of shoulder, cervical and thoracic region, * Diagnosis of musculoskeletal disease in the cervical region, elbow, and wrist, * Neck and shoulder pain with active/passive cervical spine movement, * Frozen shoulder, * Multidirectional joint hypermobility, * Having a systemic musculoskeletal disease, * Diagnosis of chest deformity and scoliosis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Isometric Posterior Shoulder Endurance TestMeasurements will be performed in two sessions (3 to 7 days)Isometric
Isotonic Posterior Shoulder Endurance TestMeasurements will be performed in two sessions (3 to 7 days)Isotonic

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

Primary ContactDamla KARABAY, PhD
damla.karabay@yahoo.com+902323293535

Outcome results

None listed

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