Buckets Vs. Braces Prospective Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Elbow Pain; Shoulder Pain

• Registration Number: NCT06904430
• Lead Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Orange County

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to determine if there is a difference in shoulder or elbow pain between youth athletes who throw regularly without a brace, those who use a brace, and those who limit their throw count by placing the ball in a bucket during a 12-week study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-30
• Study Completion: 2023-06-01
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Study First Submitted: 2025-03-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-03-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-24
• Study First Posted: 2025-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 47

Inclusion Criteria

• Males or females aged 8- 12 years old
• Participation and attendance on at least 80% of practices league team
• Only participating on one baseball team for the next 12 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients <8 or >12 years of age
• Elbow pain at the start of the season
• History of an elbow or shoulder injury, past surgeries
• Participants currently under the care of a physician for an elbow or shoulder issue
• Participants taking outside private coaching

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine if there is a difference in shoulder or elbow pain between youth athletes that threw regularly without a brace, those that used a brace and those that limited their throw count by placing the ball in a bucket during a six-week study.	12 weeks	Shoulder and Elbow pain were assessed using the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic (KJOC) Shoulder and Elbow Score questionnaire. These questions are scored from 1-10 with 10 being the highest/better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To identify quality of life/patient and family satisfaction with the use of limiting throw count	12 weeks	Participants and Families filled outcome questionnaires at baseline, midpoints, and endpoint of study responding to their satisfaction of the study and group assignments using yes/no questions, with 'yes' being the better outcome.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Children's Hospital of Orange County; 🇺🇸 Orange, California, United States