Shoulder Training: Muscle Recruitment Patterns and the Effect of an Exercise Program

March 19, 2012 updated by: University Ghent
The purpose of this study is to investigate the muscle recruitment pattern and the effect of a 6 week shoulder exercise training program in healthy persons and subjects with shoulder impingement

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

77

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Belgium
      • Ghent, Belgium, 9000
        • University Ghent

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 40 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • current reported history of shoulder pain localised at the glenohumeral joint diagnosed as impingement
  • two positive shoulder impingement tests
  • pain reproduction during two of three additional categories of clinical tests
  • the subject is able to perform pain-free arm elevations with a resistance of 0.5 kg

Exclusion Criteria:

  • cervical and periscapular pain
  • positive labral injury tests
  • history of shoulder surgery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Subject with shoulder impingement
Procedure: Exercise training program
A 6 week shoulder exercise training program
Active Comparator: 2
Healthy persons
Procedure: Exercise training program
A 6 week shoulder exercise training program

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Muscle recruitment pattern
Time Frame: After 6 weeks of training
After 6 weeks of training

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Shoulder pain and functional ability in the patient group
Time Frame: After 6 weeks of training
After 6 weeks of training

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University Ghent

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Guy Vanderstraeten, MD, PhD, University Ghent
  • Principal Investigator: Ann Cools, PhD, University Ghent

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 25, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 16, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

October 17, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 20, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 19, 2012

Last Verified

March 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2008/432

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