Comparative Effects of Two Conservative Treatments in Teres Major in Handball Athletes With Shoulder Pain

Shoulder Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparative Effects of Two Conservative Treatments in Teres Major in Handball Athletes With Shoulder Pain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05080439
• Other study ID #: University of Valladolid.
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 10, 2021
• Est. completion date: October 31, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: Universidad de Zaragoza
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of the dry needling technique and diacutaneous fibrolysis technique in teres major muscles on pain, range of motion, strength extensibility and muscular properties of the soft tissues of the shoulder in athletes with shoulder pain.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: October 31, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: October 31, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Athletes with Shoulder pain
• Glenohumeral internal rotation deficit
• Presence of active MTrP in the teres major muscle

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous surgery in the upper limb
• Previous physiotherapy treatments in the shoulder
• Dry needling contraindications
• Previous dry needling experience to mantain the blinding

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athletic Injuries
• Dry Needling
• Shoulder Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Diacutaneous Fibrolysis
Application of diacutaneous fibrolysis in teres major
• Dry needling
Dry needling based on fast-in fast-out technique in the teresa major muscle

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Sandra Jiménez Jiménez-del-Barrio	Soria

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidad de Zaragoza

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	muscle stiffness	the examiners assess the mechanical properties of the fascial and soft tissues with a myoton	baseline
Primary	muscle stiffness	the examiners assess the mechanical properties of the fascial and soft tissues with a myoton	After treatment immediately "1 hour"
Primary	muscle stiffness	the examiners assess the mechanical properties of the fascial and soft tissues with a myoton	After treatment, one week follow-up
Secondary	Pain intensity	the examiners assess the pain intensity using a visual analoigue scale	Baseline
Secondary	Pain intensity	the examiners assess the pain intensity using a visual analoigue scale	After treatment immediately "1 hour"
Secondary	Pain intensity	the examiners assess the pain intensity using a visual analoigue scale	After treatment, "one week follow-up"
Secondary	Range of motion	the examiners assess the shoulder range of motion with an universal goniometer	Baseline
Secondary	Range of motion	the examiners assess the shoulder range of motion with an universal goniometer	After treatment immediately "1 hour"
Secondary	Range of motion	the examiners assess the shoulder range of motion with an universal goniometer	After treatment, "one week follow-up"
Secondary	Extensibility	the examiners assess the extensibility of the posterior part of the tissues of the shoulder using a digital inclinometer	Baseline
Secondary	Extensibility	the examiners assess the extensibility of the posterior part of the tissues of the shoulder using a digital inclinometer	After treatment immediately "1 hour"
Secondary	Extensibility	the examiners assess the extensibility of the posterior part of the tissues of the shoulder using a digital inclinometer	After treatment, "one week follow-up"