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NCT Number: NCT00774956

Shoulder Training: Muscle Recruitment Patterns and the Effect of an Exercise Program

The purpose of this study is to investigate the muscle recruitment pattern and the effect of a 6 week shoulder exercise training program in healthy persons and subjects with shoulder impingement

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Key information

Conditions

Shoulder Impingement Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Shoulder Impingement Syndrome Shoulder Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Ghent

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • current reported history of shoulder pain localised at the glenohumeral joint diagnosed as impingement
  • two positive shoulder impingement tests
  • pain reproduction during two of three additional categories of clinical tests
  • the subject is able to perform pain-free arm elevations with a resistance of 0.5 kg

Exclusion criteria

  • cervical and periscapular pain
  • positive labral injury tests
  • history of shoulder surgery

Treatment and study plan

Exercise training program

Procedure

A 6 week shoulder exercise training program

Primary outcomes

  1. Muscle recruitment pattern

    Time frame: After 6 weeks of training

Secondary outcomes

  1. Shoulder pain and functional ability in the patient group

    Time frame: After 6 weeks of training

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Ghent

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Oct 17, 2008
Registry last updated
Mar 20, 2012

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