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Proprioceptive Exercises in Stringed Instrument Performers

THE EFFECT OF PROPRIOCEPTIVE TRAINING ON UPPER EXTREMITY FUNCTIONS AND MUSCLE ACTIVATION IN STRING INSTRUMENT PLAYERS

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06403085
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-05-07
Start date
2024-05-03
Completion date
2024-08-20
Last updated
2024-05-07

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Conditions

String Instrument Performers

Keywords

proprioceptive education, performance, musicians

Brief summary

Musculoskeletal problems that occur in musicians are usually in the form of soft tissue injuries affecting muscles, tendons, nerves and ligaments. These injuries can cause pain, weakness and sensory changes, making it impossible to play the instrument.It is aimed to include 50 adult musicians who meet the inclusion criteria from among the performers in Elazığ Culture and Music Association, Fırat University State Conservatory Department, State Classical Turkish Music choir and musicians who are actively performing instruments within the borders of Elazığ province. Pain, posture, upper extremity function and performance will be evaluated in this study.

Detailed description

Musculoskeletal problems that occur in musicians are usually in the form of soft tissue injuries affecting muscles, tendons, nerves and ligaments. These injuries can cause pain, weakness and sensory changes, making it impossible to play the instrument.It is aimed to include 50 adult musicians who meet the inclusion criteria from among the performers in Elazığ Culture and Music Association, Fırat University State Conservatory Department, State Classical Turkish Music choir and musicians who are actively performing instruments within the borders of Elazığ province. the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of proprioceptive training on upper extremity function and performance in musicians (stringed instrument performers). Upper Extremity Function Assessment, Upper Extremity Performance Assessment, Posture Assessment, Pain Assessment will be evaluated. Proprioceptive training will be applied 3 days a week for 8 weeks. The training will be prepared to increase the stabilization of the muscles in the shoulder, shoulder girdle and back that are active for long periods of time due to performance.

Interventions

OTHERStudy group

Rhythmic Stabilization, Limb Matching, Double and Single Arm Balance, Balance with Ball and Weight Transfer will be performed for 8 weeks.

Sponsors

Firat University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Stringed instrumentalists * Individuals between the ages of 18-65 * Musicians who have been performing for 3 years or more * Musicians who play an instrument for at least 1 hour per day * Musicians who want to be involved in the study as volunteers * Musicians from whom informed consent was obtained will be included.

Exclusion criteria

* Upper extremity injury or surgery before the study (last 1 year) * Individuals who are pregnant * Individuals with psychological, neurological or systemic diseases were excluded from the study. The experimental groups of these string players will be ensured to participate regularly in the proprioceptive training protocol.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Upper Extremity Performance Assessment10 minutesPurdue Pegboard test will be used for upper extremity performance evaluation. The tests will be performed with right, left and both hands. The time to complete each parameter will be recorded in seconds (sec)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Upper Extremity Function Assessment10 minutesGrip and pinch strength will be assessed to evaluate upper extremity function. grip strength will be assessed using a hand dynamometer, pinch strength will be assessed using a pinchmeter

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Posture5 minutesWith the DigiME device, we will evaluate the postural changes of the performers over the years due to the performance of the instrument in three dimensions (3D) and record the angular effects on the joints.
Pain Assessment1 minuteVisual Analog Scale (VAS) will be used to measure the severity of pain. This scale will be numbered from 0 to 10. 0 will represent no pain and 10 will represent the highest value for perceived pain.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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