MRI Findings in Throwing Shoulders of Waterpolo Players

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Waterpolo Players; Non Throwing Shoulders
• Interventions: Other: MRI

• Registration Number: NCT00959543
• Lead Sponsor: Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen

Brief Summary

MRI examination of 60 shoulders of waterpolo players (30 throwing shoulders as well as the opposite side) and 15 healthy probands as control group (30 shoulders of non waterpolo players. The correlation of MRI alteration and clinical symptomatic findings in both groups will be investigated. The clinical examination is performed by 2 board certified orthopedic surgeons and based on the Constant Murley Score.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-07
• Study First Submitted: 2009-08-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-08-13
• Study First Posted: 2009-08-14
• Primary Completion: 2010-10
• Study Completion: 2010-10
• Status Verified: 2011-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-07-06
• Last Update Posted: 2011-07-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• Study shoulders of elite waterpolo players
• Study shoulders of healthy non throwing persons
• Age between 18-35 years
• Male
• Given informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous shoulder surgery
• Goal keeper
• Metallic implants
• Pacemaker
• Tattoos with metallic colors

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
waterpolo players	MRI	30 throwing shoulders of waterpolo players
controle group	MRI	15 healthy patients (non waterpolo players); 30 shoulders

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correlation between alterations of SSP-tendon in MRI and clinical symptoms	1 day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Orthopedic Surgery; 🇨🇭 St. Gallen, Switzerland