Clinical trial NCT06106048: Comparative Effects of Conscious Abdominal Contraction and Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises
Official title: Comparative Effects of Conscious Abdominal Contraction and Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises on the Activation of Periscapular Muscles in Badminton Players With Subacromial Pain Syndrome
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Subacromial Impingement
Lead sponsor: Sehat Medical Complex
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-10-30
Enrollment: 28
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Subacromial pain syndrome is a general term used to describe pain which originates from the shoulder and can spread towards the neck or down the arm. It's the most common reason for shoulder pain. The aim of study was to compare the effects of conscious abdominal contraction and closed kinetic chain exercises on the activation of peri-scapular muscles in badminton players with sub-acromial pain syndrome.

Detailed description: A Randomized Clinical Trial was conducted at Sir Syed Sports Complex Sargodha, through convenience sampling technique on 52 patients which was allocated using random sampling through computerized generated number into Group A and Group B. Group A was treated with closed kinetic chain exercises. Group B was treated with abdominal contraction exercises for periscapular activation. These exercises were done in 3 sets with 10 repetitions. There was 3 sessions per week. Baseline measurement was taken on 1st day of evaluation and post treatment will be taken on 4th week. Data was analyzed during SPSS software version 25. After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-Wilk test, it was decided either parametric or non-parametric test was used within a group or between two groups.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male Badminton players
* Age 20 to 40 years
* Unilateral shoulder pain
* Pain with overhead activities
* Positive Hawkins Kennedy test
* Positive painful arc(60-120 degrees)
* Positive Neer impingement test
* Positive external rotation test
* Numeric pain Rating Scale NPRS value(3-7)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Adhesive capsulitis
* Know shoulder instability
* Neck pain
* Radiating pain from shoulder to hand
* Receiving any intervention for shoulder injury.
* Previous history of 6 month shoulder trauma.
* Previous history of shoulder surgery.
* Taking any critical care medicine

Primary outcomes:
measure: NPRS
timeFrame: upto 4-week
measure: SPADI
timeFrame: upto 4-week
measure: Universal Goniometer
timeFrame: upto 4-week
measure: Dynamometer
timeFrame: upto 4-week
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Sargodha
country: Pakistan
facility: Sir Syed Sports Complex
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Dr. Imran Ghafoor
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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