Effects of a Therapeutic Exercise Program for Injuries Prevention in Wheelchair Basketball (WB) Players

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Shoulder Injury; Shoulder Pain; Athletic Injuries
• Interventions: Behavioral: Exercise group

• Registration Number: NCT02842008
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Brief Summary

Shoulder pain is the most common symptom of physical dysfunction in wheelchair basketball players. About the 85% of this population had shoulder pain in some moment of their life. Some studies suggest that exercise is an important tool as an element to treat and prevent shoulder injuries. For that reason, an intervention program would be a useful tool for prevent shoulder injuries in this population.

The purpose of this study is determine the effects of therapeutic exercise program wheelchair basketball players, in order to prevent shoulder injuries.

Detailed Description

The hypothesis of the study was that the exercise program was effective to prevent shoulder injuries in this population.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-06
• Study Start: 2016-07
• Primary Completion: 2016-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-07-19
• Study First Posted: 2016-07-22
• Study Completion: 2017-08
• Status Verified: 2017-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-11-20
• Last Update Posted: 2017-11-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

• Players belonging to the male and female preselection Spanish wheelchair basketball national team.
• Have the federal license at the Spanish Sport Federation for People with Physical Disabilities available at the time of the study (2015-2016 season).
• For players using wheelchair for daily activities, to use the manual wheelchair at least for 3 hours a day and 6 hours of wheelchair basketball training per week.
• For players not using wheelchair for daily activities, to use the manual wheelchair at least for 6 hours of wheelchair basketball training per week.
• Use wheelchair at least one year before the study and at least one year of experience in the sport competition.
• Acceptance of informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• History of acute injuries in the post-surgical process or dislocation along the year before the study. These conditions may affect the effective of the exercise intervention.
• Differential diagnosis as acute injuries at cervical region and recent traumatic injury in shoulder one year before the study. The exercise program may not be appropriate for these conditions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Exercise group	Exercise group	Wheelchair basketball players participating in home therapeutic exercise program that use the protocol of postural hygiene.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from baseline shoulder pain at 10 weeks	Baseline and at 10 weeks	The presence of shoulder pain will be measured at the beginning and at 10 weeks with "Shoulder Pain Index for Wheelchair Basketball (SPI-WB)" (submitting).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patte test	Baseline and at 10 weeks	Patte's test measure for possible infraspinatus and teres minor weakness and/or impingement.
Shoulder range of motion	Baseline and at 10 weeks	The range of motion will be evaluated in flexion, extension, internal rotation, external rotation and abduction with a goniometric at the beginning and at 10 weeks.
Players´ adherence to the exercise program	At 4 and 8 weeks	Players will complete a questionnaire rating their adherence to the exercise program.
Activities performed outside of the training and exercise program.	At 4 and 8 weeks	Players will be complete a follow-up questionnaire about the activities performed outside of the training and exercise program.
Hawkins-Kennedy test	Baseline and at 10 weeks	Hawkins-Kennedy's test indicative a possible impingement between the greater tuberosity of the humerus against the coraco- humeral ligament.
Neer test	Baseline and at 10 weeks	Neer's Test assesses for possible rotator cuff impingement. Pain is a positive test.
Jobe test	Baseline and at 10 weeks	Jobe's test assesses for possible supraspinatus weakness and/or impingement.
Players´ self-efficacy to the exercise program	Baseline	Players will complete a questionnaire about the self-efficacy according to the exercise program.
Players adherence to the protocol of postural hygiene.	At 4 and 8 weeks	Players will complete a follow-up questionnaire rating their adherence to the protocol of postural hygiene.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain