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NCT Number: NCT02842008

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Athletic Injuries Arthralgia Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Shoulder Injuries Shoulder Injury Shoulder Pain Signs and Symptoms Wounds and Injuries

Age range

15 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Madrid, 28040, Spain

About this study

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

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Study Population 36 wheelchair basketball players belonging to the male and female preselection Spanish wheelchair basketball national team were recruiting during a campus. The inclusion and exclusion criteria were chosen to include a specific population.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Exercise group

Behavioral

This group will receive a home exercise program of shoulder based on mobility, strength and strengthening exercises, lasting 10 weeks, 3 times per weeks. The target dose use for mobility consisted in 8 repetitions for each 4 movements, for strengthening using resistive bands, 3 sets (including 5 exercises) of 10 repetitions with a 45 second rest between sets and 5 repetitions for each 5 strength with a 30 second rest and general protocol of postural hygiene. The instructional of the program is 30 minutes each day during the time of the study (10 weeks) with a screening about the exercise program and the daily activities performed every 4 weeks. Physiotherapist provided support to subjects through email along 10 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline shoulder pain at 10 weeks

    Time frame: 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 outcomes

  1. Neer test

    Time frame: Baseline and at 10 weeks

    Neer's Test assesses for possible rotator cuff impingement. Pain is a positive test.

  2. Hawkins-Kennedy test

    Time frame: 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.

  3. Jobe test

    Time frame: Baseline and at 10 weeks

    Jobe's test assesses for possible supraspinatus weakness and/or impingement.

  4. Patte test

    Time frame: Baseline and at 10 weeks

    Patte's test measure for possible infraspinatus and teres minor weakness and/or impingement.

  5. Shoulder range of motion

    Time frame: 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.

  6. Players´ adherence to the exercise program

    Time frame: At 4 and 8 weeks

    Players will complete a questionnaire rating their adherence to the exercise program.

  7. Players´ self-efficacy to the exercise program

    Time frame: Baseline

    Players will complete a questionnaire about the self-efficacy according to the exercise program.

  8. Players adherence to the protocol of postural hygiene.

    Time frame: At 4 and 8 weeks

    Players will complete a follow-up questionnaire rating their adherence to the protocol of postural hygiene.

  9. Activities performed outside of the training and exercise program.

    Time frame: At 4 and 8 weeks

    Players will be complete a follow-up questionnaire about the activities performed outside of the training and exercise program.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jul 22, 2016
Registry last updated
Nov 21, 2017

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