Upper Limb Functional Testing in Athletes
- Conditions
- Functional Performance
- Registration Number
- NCT05533216
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Liege
- Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to elaborate sports-specific normative data for different upper limb functional tests.
About 250 sportspeople, aged between 14 and 35 years, and practicing an upper limb sport, will be recruited. They will performed some of the following tests, based on the sport they practice :
* Upper Quarter Y Balance Test
* Athletic Shoulder Test
* Single Arm Medicine Ball Throw
* Countermovement push-ups
* Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test
* Upper Limb Rotation Test
* Posterior Shoulder Endurance Test
* Seated Shot Put Test
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 587
- To practice an upper limb sport, at least 5 or 6 hours a week
- Shoulder pain, injury or surgery during the last 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Posterior Shoulder Endurance Test through study completion time until exhaustion (in seconds)
Seated Single Arm Shot Put Test through study completion maximal distance, in meters, will be measured
Athletic Shoulder Test through study completion maximal peak force, in Newton, will be measured, using a handheld dynamometer
Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test through study completion the maximal number of touches, in 15 seconds, will be measured
Upper Limb Rotation Test a single measurement the maximal number of touches, in 15 seconds, will be measured
Single Arm Medicine Ball Throw through study completion maximal distance, in meters, will be measured
Score Upper Quarter Y Balance Test through study completion the maximal distance, in centimeters, will be measured
Shoulder rotators isometric strength through study completion maximal peak force will be measured in Newton, using a handheld dynamometer
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Liège
🇧🇪Liege, Liège, Belgium