Effectiveness of an 8-week Posterior Shoulder Stretching Program on Varsity-level Overhead Athletes

Athlete's Shoulder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effectiveness of an 8-week Posterior Shoulder Stretch Program on Varsity-level Overhead Athletes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01749553
• Other study ID #: Pro00011276
• Secondary ID: GO18000461
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 2011
• Est. completion date: February 2012

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: University of Alberta
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To Determine whether an eight-week posterior shoulder stretch was effective in increasing dominant arm internal rotation(IR) and horizontal adduction (HAd) range of motion (ROM) in a group of overhead athletes identified as having tightness of their posterior shoulder structures.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 37
• Est. completion date: February 2012
• Est. primary completion date: February 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• varsity level athletes involved in volleyball, tennis and swimming with internal rotation deficit of greater than or equal to 15 degrees

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous surgical procedure or fracture of either shoulder or presently receiving treatment for condition affecting either shoulder

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athlete's Shoulder

Intervention

Other:
• Sleeper Stretch
Posterior shoulder stretch technique

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Department of Physical Therapy, Universiy of Alberta	Edmonton	Alberta

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Alberta

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Shoulder internal rotation and horizontal adduction range of motion		8 weeks
Secondary	Rate of change in internal rotation and horizontal adduction range of motion		0 - 4 weeks and 4 - 8 weeks