The Effect of a Shoulder Training Program to Prevent Shoulder Pain Among Girls in Junior Team Handball

Shoulder Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of a Shoulder Training Program to Prevent Shoulder Pain Among Girls in Junior Team Handball

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02631395
• Other study ID #: SorTrondelagUC
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 5, 2015
• Last updated: January 27, 2017
• Start date: September 2014
• Est. completion date: May 2015

Study information

• Verified date: January 2017
• Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Very little is known about the potential for preventing the prevalence of shoulder complaints in handball players, particularly younger players. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a shoulder training program on shoulder pain during a season of team handball.

Description:

Six teams, consisting of 13 to 25 players each, were randomized into two groups throughout their competition seasons. Three teams participated in a seven--month, three--times--a--week shoulder--muscle strength--training program while three teams participated in a comparable handball training program but did not conduct any specific upper--body strength training. Effects of this strength--training program were evaluated by comparing pre-- and post--training data from a survey on shoulder complaints based on a self--report questionnaire (quick DASH) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The players completed the VAS on pain once a month. In addition to that the players were tested in a maximum push up test, dynamometer test for internal and external rotation strength in the shoulder and throwing distance in the pre- and posttest.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 106
• Est. completion date: May 2015
• Est. primary completion date: May 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 15 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• team handball players in the top division in the J16 class in the Trøndelag region in Norway

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous shoulder operations og fractures in the shoulder region

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Shoulder Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Exercise
Three teams participated in a seven--month, three--times--a--week shoulder--muscle strength--training program while three teams participated in a comparable handball training program but did not conduct any specific upper--body strength training.
• Control group
The three teams in the Control Group trained as normal throughout the season and participated in a comparable handball training program, but did not conduct any specific upper--body strength training

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

References & Publications (1)

Østerås H, Sommervold M, Skjølberg A. Effects of a strength-training program for shoulder complaint prevention in female team handball athletes. A pilot study. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2015 Jul-Aug;55(7-8):761-7. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Shoulder pain (Visual Analogue Scale)	Effects of this strength--training program were evaluated by comparing pre-- and post--training data from a survey on shoulder complaints based on a self--report questionnaire (quick DASH) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The players completed the VAS form on shoulder pain in the beginning of the season, then once a month throughout the season, and then in the end of the season.	7 months
Secondary	Shoulder strength	External and internal rotation strength in the shoulder was measured with a handheld dynamometer in the beginning and in the end of the season.	7 months
Secondary	Push ups	The Maximum number of push ups the players were able to perform was recorded in the beginning and in the end of the season.	7 months
Secondary	Throwing distance	The Maximum throwing distance With a handball was recorded in the beginning and in the end of the season.	7 months
Secondary	Shoulder function (Quick DASH)	The quick DASH questionaire was completed in the beginning and in the end of the season.; In addition to the VAS and Quick DASH, the players were tested in a maximum push up test, dynamometer test for internal and external rotation strength in the shoulder and throwing distance in the pre- and posttest (see secondary outcome measures).	7 months