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Clinical Trials/NCT00774956
NCT00774956CompletedNot Applicable

Shoulder Training: Muscle Recruitment Patterns and the Effect of an Exercise Program

University Ghent1 site in 1 country77 target enrollmentStarted: September 1, 2008Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
77
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Muscle recruitment pattern

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the muscle recruitment pattern and the effect of a 6 week shoulder exercise training program in healthy persons and subjects with shoulder impingement

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • •current reported history of shoulder pain localised at the glenohumeral joint diagnosed as impingement
  • •two positive shoulder impingement tests
  • •pain reproduction during two of three additional categories of clinical tests
  • •the subject is able to perform pain-free arm elevations with a resistance of 0.5 kg

Exclusion Criteria

  • •cervical and periscapular pain
  • •positive labral injury tests
  • •history of shoulder surgery

Arms & Interventions

1

Experimental

Subject with shoulder impingement

Intervention: Exercise training program (Procedure)

2

Active Comparator

Healthy persons

Intervention: Exercise training program (Procedure)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Muscle recruitment pattern

Time Frame: After 6 weeks of training

Secondary Outcomes

  • Shoulder pain and functional ability in the patient group(After 6 weeks of training)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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