Shoulder Pain and Scapular Endurance (SME)

The Effect of Regular Exercising on Shoulder Pain and Scapular Endurance

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of regular exercising on scapular muscle endurance and shoulder pain in young individuals.

Methods: Participants' clinical and sociodemographic properties recorded, scapular muscle endurance assessed with Scapular Muscular Endurance (SME) test, and shoulder pain severity questioned using the Visual Analogue Scale.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sport Injury; Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: EXERCİSE

Detailed Description

Background: Serratus Anterior and Trapezius muscles are the most important stabilizers of the scapulothoracic joint. The inadequate endurance of these muscles plays an important role in the decreased neuromuscular performance.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of regular exercising on scapular muscle endurance and shoulder pain in young individuals.

Methods: Participants' clinical and sociodemographic properties recorded, scapular muscle endurance assessed with Scapular Muscular Endurance (SME) test, and shoulder pain severity questioned using the Visual Analogue Scale.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 200
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Pamukkale
    • Denizli, Pamukkale, Turkey, 20100
      • Aziz Dengiz

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 17 years to 25 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

for exercise group;

• between 17-25 years ages
• who were using the fitness center by their preference (not professional)
• had active sporting life (not professional)
• who were regularly exercising

for sedentary group;

• between 17-25 years ages
• who had sedentary life style

Exclusion Criteria:

for boths group;

• Individuals who had surgical stabilization,
• who had previous shoulder complex fractures
• who had positive impingement test results
• who had systemic diseases
• who had neurological and orthopedic problems

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: The Scapular Muscles Endurance (SME; The Scapular Muscles Endurance (SME) test was used to assess the endurance of the Serratus Anterior muscles.	Other: EXERCİSE; EXERCISE FOR HEALTH AND PAIN IMPROVEMENT
Other: Vizual Analog Scale; The VAS for pain, measures pain severity in the affected shoulder from 0 to 10 points, with 0 points representing no pain at all and 10 points representing pain as bad as it can be	Other: EXERCİSE; EXERCISE FOR HEALTH AND PAIN IMPROVEMENT

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The Scapular Muscles Endurance (SME) test	The Scapular Muscles Endurance (SME) test was used to assess the endurance of the Serratus Anterior muscles. For this test, the participant stood against the wall with their shoulders and elbows flexed to 900. There was no contact between the participant's arms and the wall. The subjects then held a green elastic exercise band (with a resistance of 2.3 kg, when stretched 100%), and an adjustable ruler was placed between their elbows to maintain the test position. While both scapulae were neutrally positioned, the participant was then asked to externally rotate the shoulders and to maintain this force for as long as they could hold and the holding duration was recorded in second. The test was ended when the participant was unable to maintain the resistance and dropped the adjustable ruler, failed to maintain 900 of shoulder flexion, or reported an unacceptable increase in discomfort (Edmondston et al. 2008).	Evaluation was done at the first meeting with the participants.
Vizual Analog Scale	measures pain severity in the affected shoulder from 0 to 10 points, with 0 points representing no pain at all and 10 points representing pain as bad as it can be	Evaluation was done at the first meeting with the participants.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Pamukkale University
• Investigators: Study Director: Nilüfer çetişli korkmaz, Prof. Dr., Pamukkale University; Study Chair: Esra Doğru HUZMELİ, Assoc Prof, Mustafa kemalU

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 15, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 20, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): January 15, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 25, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): March 28, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 28, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 25, 2023
• Last Verified: March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Shoulder Pain; Scapular Muscle Endurance; Regular Exercising; Exercising
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Wounds and Injuries; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Connective Tissue Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Arthralgia; Shoulder Pain; Somatoform Disorders; Rheumatic Diseases; Collagen Diseases; Musculoskeletal Pain; Athletic Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: MUŞALPARSLAN

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No