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

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Return to Sport; Surgery; Shoulder
• Interventions: Other: Strength, range of motion and functional tests + Questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT04507854
• Lead Sponsor: University of Liege

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-08-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-08-07
• Study First Posted: 2020-08-11
• Study Start: 2021-09-15
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-02
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-03
• Primary Completion: 2024-09
• Study Completion: 2024-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Operated athletes	Strength, range of motion and functional tests + Questionnaire	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Strength test	6 months from the surgery	The 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 motion	6 months from the surgery	This 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.
Questionnaire DASH	6 months from the surgery	The questionnaire that athletes will complete will be the DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Scale) questionnaire.
Follow-up questionnaire at 12 months	At 12 months from the surgery	Athletes 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.
Functional test	6 months from the surgery	Two 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.
Follow-up questionnaire at 18 months	At 18 months from the surgery	Athletes 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 24 months	At 24 months from the surgery	Athletes 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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Liege; 🇧🇪 Liège, Belgium