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Return to Performance Criteria Following Shoulder Instability Surgery in the Athlete.

Return to Performance Criteria Following Shoulder Instability Surgery in the Athlete.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04507854
Enrollment
80
Registered
2020-08-11
Start date
2021-09-15
Completion date
2024-12-31
Last updated
2024-01-03

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

Conditions

Return to Sport, Shoulder, Surgery

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether certain criteria for returning to the field can be predictive of a return of the athlete to a level of performance similar to that of before his shoulder injury. In this context, these different criteria will be tested at 6 months in post-surgery while performance monitoring will be carried out at 12, 18 and 24 months.

Interventions

OTHERStrength, range of motion and functional tests + Questionnaire

Patients undergoing instability surgery will perform amplitude, strength, functional tests and a questionnaire at 6 months of the operation. Then they will be contacted at 12, 18 and 24 months to find out if they have regained their performance level or if they have injured their shoulder again.

Sponsors

University of Liege
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Athletes playing sports soliciting the upper limb (\> 3 hours per week) * Athletes between 18 and 35 years of age * Patients with recent Bankart or Latarjet shoulder surgery (less than 4 months ago) * Patients accepting the study protocol

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with other pathologies that interfere with planned physical activity.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Follow-up questionnaire at 24 monthsAt 24 months from the surgeryAthletes will be asked to answer different questions about their performance level since their sports restart at 12, 18 and 24 months post-operation. We will also look into a possible recurrence of injury to their shoulder.
Strength test6 months from the surgeryThe strength will be assess with a isokinetic device. It will allow to calculate the maximum force of the subject at the level of the rotators of the shoulder. This is a dorsal decubitus test. The subject's arm will be positioned in 90° of abduction of shoulder abduction. In this position, the subject will perform tests at different speeds (60°/s concentric, 240°/s concentric and 60°/s eccentric). This will calculate the maximum force.
Range of motion6 months from the surgeryThis test will consist of a measurement of the active and passive joint amplitudes of the athlete. Different movements will be tested: flexion, extension, abduction, external rotation elbow to body, hand-back, internal/external rotations at 90° arm abduction in frontal plane.
Functional test6 months from the surgeryTwo functional tests will be proposed, one closed chain and the other open chain. Athletes will realize the one that comes closest to their daily practice. The Upper Quarter Y-Balance test will be performed by athletes in closed-chain sports. The second proposed test will be the medicine ball throw.
Questionnaire DASH6 months from the surgeryThe questionnaire that athletes will complete will be the DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Scale) questionnaire.
Follow-up questionnaire at 12 monthsAt 12 months from the surgeryAthletes will be asked to answer different questions about their performance level since their sports restart at 12, 18 and 24 months post-operation. We will also look into a possible recurrence of injury to their shoulder.
Follow-up questionnaire at 18 monthsAt 18 months from the surgeryAthletes will be asked to answer different questions about their performance level since their sports restart at 12, 18 and 24 months post-operation. We will also look into a possible recurrence of injury to their shoulder.

Countries

Belgium

Contacts

Primary ContactAmandine Gofflot
agofflot@uliege.be+3243662193

Outcome results

None listed

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