Clinical trial NCT06747702: Injury Prevention Programs in Overhead Athletes
Official title: Effect of Integrated Workouts on Injury Prevention in Overhead Athletes
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Healthy
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Shoulder Injury
Shoulder Pain Chronic
Shoulder Joint Limitation
Shoulder Flexibility
Keywords: Injury prevention
Glenohumeral rotation deficits
Overhead athletes
shoulder pain
Shoulder instability
Shoulder mobility
Shoulder exercises
Shoulder symetries
Shoulder Asymetries
Shoulder stability
Shoulder strength
Escapulahumeral complex
Lead sponsor: University Ramon Llull
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-12-24
Enrollment: 80
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: To evaluate and describe the effect of performing an integrated injury prevention exercises on the variables considered as injury risk factors in overhead athletes

Detailed description: To evaluate and describe the effect of performing fast or 6-8 weeks injury prevention programs on the variables considered as injury risk factors in overhead athletes as glenohumeral rotational range of motion or muscle activation pattern and asymmetries.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Signing the informed consent according last version ogf Helsinky Declaration.
* Be involved in a overhead sport for a minimum of 2 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Have some pain or disconfort to develop the outcome measurements

Primary outcomes:
measure: Shoulder ROM
timeFrame: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 8 weeks. Follow-up at 12-weeks
measure: Muscle RMS
timeFrame: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 8 weeks. Follow-up at 12-weeks
measure: Muscles Asymetries
timeFrame: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 8 weeks. Follow-up at 12-weeks
measure: Shoulder proprioception
timeFrame: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 8 weeks. Follow-up at 12-weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Barcelona
country: Spain
facility: FPCEE Blanquerna
Study officials:
References:
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