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NCT Number: NCT06754774

Shoulder Endurance Test: Normative Values in a Population of Female Handball Players Aged 14 to 18 in Intensive Training Structures.

57% of young female handball players experience shoulder pain. This pain is likely to affect training and performance, but most players continue to play despite it. Endurance of the shoulder lateral rotators is a risk factor for sports such as handball. A protocol for applying the Shoulder Endurance Test (SET) to assess the endurance of the lateral rotators of the shoulder has been proposed, but the authors stress the need for further research to validate this test in different sports and for different populations.

The purpose of the study was to determine normative values for the Shoulder Endurance Test in female handball players aged 14 to 18 in intensive training facilities.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Subjects 14 to 18 Years Old

Age range

14 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

CHU de Brest

Brest, 29200, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Girls aged 14 to 18 playing handball Handballers training at the Pôle Espoirs or the Centre Labellisé d'Entrainement 29 Players of legal age who have given their consent Signature of consent by parents for underage players

Exclusion criteria

Refusal of the minor to take part, even if the legal representatives want the player to take part in the study Refusal to perform the test

Pain preventing the test from being performed

All musculoskeletal conditions affecting the upper limb less than 6 months old.

Shoulder and cervical spine surgery less than 6 months old.

All musculoskeletal conditions affecting the cervical spine less than 6 months old.

Player under legal protection (guardianship/trusteeship) or deprived of liberty

Treatment and study plan

Shoulder Endurance Test

Diagnostic Test

Each patient receive the same intervention, the Shoulder Endurance Test (SET). The Shoulder Endurance Test assesses the endurance of the shoulder muscles in an open kinetic chain.

Primary outcomes

To determine normative values for the Shoulder Endurance Test in female handball players aged 14 to 18.

Time frame: Day 1

Secondary outcomes

Assessing intra-examiner reliability

Time frame: two months after the test

Evaluate intra-examiner reliability: on site SET score versus SET score on video analysis (carried out 2 months after the face-to-face test).
Assessing inter-examiner reliability

Time frame: two months after the test

Evaluate inter-examiner reliability: SET score for operator 1 versus operator 2 based on analysis of videos
Determine the SET score on the non-dominant arm

Time frame: Day 1
Evaluate the effort perceived during the test

Time frame: Day 1

Borg scale after SET

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Brest

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Shoulder Endurance Test : Valeurs Normatives Chez Une Population de Handballeuses de 14 à 18 Ans en Structures Intensives d'Entrainement. SET-HANDBALL

Acronym: SET-HANDBALL

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Jan 1, 2025
Registry last updated: Jul 13, 2026

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