Shoulder Pain and Scapular Endurance

Sport Injury Clinical Trial

— SME  

Official title:

The Effect of Regular Exercising on Shoulder Pain and Scapular Endurance

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05788380
• Other study ID #: MUSALPARSLAN
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 15, 2018
• Est. completion date: January 15, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: March 2023
• Source: Pamukkale University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of regular exercising on scapular muscle endurance and shoulder pain in young individuals.

Methods: Participants' clinical and sociodemographic properties recorded, scapular muscle endurance assessed with Scapular Muscular Endurance (SME) test, and shoulder pain severity questioned using the Visual Analogue Scale.

Description:

Background: Serratus Anterior and Trapezius muscles are the most important stabilizers of the scapulothoracic joint. The inadequate endurance of these muscles plays an important role in the decreased neuromuscular performance.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of regular exercising on scapular muscle endurance and shoulder pain in young individuals.

Methods: Participants' clinical and sociodemographic properties recorded, scapular muscle endurance assessed with Scapular Muscular Endurance (SME) test, and shoulder pain severity questioned using the Visual Analogue Scale.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: January 15, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: July 20, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 17 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

for exercise group;

• between 17-25 years ages

• who were using the fitness center by their preference (not professional)

• had active sporting life (not professional)

• who were regularly exercising

for sedentary group;

• between 17-25 years ages

• who had sedentary life style

Exclusion Criteria:

for boths group;

• Individuals who had surgical stabilization,

• who had previous shoulder complex fractures

• who had positive impingement test results

• who had systemic diseases

• who had neurological and orthopedic problems

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athletic Injuries
• Collagen Diseases
• Musculoskeletal Pain
• Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Shoulder Pain
• Somatoform Disorders
• Sport Injury

Intervention

Other:
• EXERCISE
EXERCISE FOR HEALTH AND PAIN IMPROVEMENT

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Aziz Dengiz	Denizli	Pamukkale

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pamukkale University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Scapular Muscles Endurance (SME) test	The Scapular Muscles Endurance (SME) test was used to assess the endurance of the Serratus Anterior muscles. For this test, the participant stood against the wall with their shoulders and elbows flexed to 900. There was no contact between the participant's arms and the wall. The subjects then held a green elastic exercise band (with a resistance of 2.3 kg, when stretched 100%), and an adjustable ruler was placed between their elbows to maintain the test position. While both scapulae were neutrally positioned, the participant was then asked to externally rotate the shoulders and to maintain this force for as long as they could hold and the holding duration was recorded in second. The test was ended when the participant was unable to maintain the resistance and dropped the adjustable ruler, failed to maintain 900 of shoulder flexion, or reported an unacceptable increase in discomfort (Edmondston et al. 2008).	Evaluation was done at the first meeting with the participants.
Primary	Vizual Analog Scale	measures pain severity in the affected shoulder from 0 to 10 points, with 0 points representing no pain at all and 10 points representing pain as bad as it can be	Evaluation was done at the first meeting with the participants.