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Upper Limb Functional Testing in Athletes

Completed
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
Inclusion Criteria
  • To practice an upper limb sport, at least 5 or 6 hours a week
Exclusion Criteria
  • Shoulder pain, injury or surgery during the last 6 months

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Posterior Shoulder Endurance Testthrough study completion

time until exhaustion (in seconds)

Seated Single Arm Shot Put Testthrough study completion

maximal distance, in meters, will be measured

Athletic Shoulder Testthrough study completion

maximal peak force, in Newton, will be measured, using a handheld dynamometer

Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Testthrough study completion

the maximal number of touches, in 15 seconds, will be measured

Upper Limb Rotation Testa single measurement

the maximal number of touches, in 15 seconds, will be measured

Single Arm Medicine Ball Throwthrough study completion

maximal distance, in meters, will be measured

Score Upper Quarter Y Balance Testthrough study completion

the maximal distance, in centimeters, will be measured

Shoulder rotators isometric strengththrough study completion

maximal peak force will be measured in Newton, using a handheld dynamometer

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Liège

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Liege, Liège, Belgium

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