Return to Play Criteria After Shoulder Dislocation in Upper Limb Athletes: Critical Analysis Between the Habits of Medical Professionals and the Literature

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04387188

Enrollment

Registered

2020-05-13

Start date

2018-01-01

Completion date

2019-02-02

Last updated

2020-05-15

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Conditions

Return to Sport, Shoulder Dislocation, Survey and Questionnaire

Brief summary

Purpose: Identify the criteria employed by sports medicine specialists in assessing the aptitude/inaptitude of an overhead athlete to return to competition following an antero-internal dislocation of the glenohumeral joint that has been operated or not. Materials and methods: The target population consisted of French-speaking physicians in orthopedic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation or sports medicine. This study was conducted by the means of a questionnaire. The list of the most relevant criteria to be included in the questionnaire was established following a literature review.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Professions: physicians in orthopedic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation or sports medicine. * Language: French

Exclusion criteria

* Other professions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The return to play criteria	The questionnaire will last 15 minutes at most	Compare the criteria most used by specialists in clearing an overhead athlete to return to competition after a first episode of antero-internal dislocation of the glenohumeral joint with or without surgery and those mentioned in the literature

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results