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NCT Number: NCT05112380

Fatigue Test With an XCo

The reliability of the Xco endurance test will be assessed in sedentary adults and in overhead athletes. The experimentation will be divided into two sessions. During the sessions, the impact of the test on rotators strength and throwing performance will be explored.

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Key information

Conditions

Fatigue Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Université de Liège

Liège, 4000, Belgium

About this study

At first, the reliability of the Xco endurance test will be assessed in sedentary adults. Then, the reliability of the test will be assessed in overhead athletes. The experimentation will include two sessions. During those sessions, the impact of fatigue (induced by the test) on rotator cuff muscles strength and on functional test performance (Single Arm Medicine Ball Throw) will be assessed. A time of 7 to 10 days will be provided between the two sessions.

To perform the XCo endurance test, the participant will be seated on a chair, arm at 90° of abduction (in frontal plane), elbow flexed at 90 degrees and positioned on a wooden support. From a 90 degrees of abduction and a neutral position of rotation, the participants will be asked to realise an external rotation movement of 90 degrees and then to go back to the starting position as many times as possible at a speed of 140 bpm. Mechanical stops (the wall and an adjustable height table) will be added to make sure that the participants respected the entire range of motion. After adjusting the position, it will be asked to the participants to perform 2 repetitions of 5 movements at 140 bpm (in eccentric and concentric) to get familiar to the rhythm. Thirty seconds of rest will be provided between the 2 repetitions to avoid the appearance of fatigue before the test.

Then, the participants will begin the test. The objective of the test will be to perform the movement as long as possible. The test will be stopped if the volunteers is not able to maintain the rhythm or to do the movement anymore. The Modified Borg Scale will be used to be sure that each subject was really exhausted when the test was stopped. For that purpose, each of them will have to quantify their level of exhaustion on the scale (maximum score = 10) every 30 seconds.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Practice of an overhead sport at least 5 hours a week (overhead athletes group)
  • Not practice an overhead sport (sedentary adults)

Exclusion criteria

  • History of shoulder pain
  • Shoulder pain

Treatment and study plan

Performing Xco endurance test

Other

The subjects will perform the test two times, with 7-10 days between the two sessions

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to exhaustion

    Time frame: 10 days

  2. Shoulder rotators strength

    Time frame: 10 minutes

  3. Distance reached with Single Arm Medicine Ball Throw

    Time frame: 10 minutes

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Liege

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Elaboration of an External Rotators Fatigue Test With an XCo

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Nov 8, 2021
Registry last updated
May 31, 2022

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