Comparison Between Functional and Analytic Methods to Strengthen Shoulder Rotators and Scapular Muscles

NCT ID: NCT05146128

Last Updated: 2022-05-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

38 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-20

Study Completion Date

2022-01-15

Brief Summary

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The objective of the study was to compare analytic, functional and mixed (analytic/functional) methods in strengthening rotator cuff and scapular stabilizers muscles. For that purpose, participants had to follow a strengthening program 3 times a week during 8 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Each participant was allocated to a group (analytic, functional and mixed groups) in a random way while assuring that the groups were quite similar in morphological data or in performance. The strengthening program has to be performed three times a week during eight weeks by each participant.

The exercises included in the program were chosen among the bests exercises described in literature to active shoulder rotators as well as scapular stabilizing muscles. The analytic group has to perform the following exercises: prone rowing with dumbbell, prone external rotation at 90° of abduction, prone extension, bilateral scapular protraction with dumbbells, eccentric internal rotation at 90° of abduction, external rotation diagonal exercise and single arm shot put medicine ball throw. The functional group performed the same exercises but with a functional component: standard plank rowing, swissball external rotation at 90° of abduction, standard plank extension, bilateral scapular protraction (standard plank + raised feet), eccentric internal rotation 90° of abduction with unipodal glute bridge, external rotation diagonal in an unipodal position and single arm shot put throw with medicine ball in and single arm shot put medicine ball throw. Then, for the mixed group, the program included exercises from the analytic group and other ones from the functional group in equal parts. For all the groups, the exercises aimed to strengthen shoulder rotators were performed five times in a row and the others aimed to strengthen scapular stabilizing muscles were performed fifteen times in a row. The only exception was for the single arm shot put medicine ball throw that was performed ten times. Two series of each exercises were performed during each session, which represent a mean duration of thirty minutes.

At the beginning and at the end of the intervention, three different evaluations were performed :

* Measurement of shoulder rotators strength (with an isokinetic device)
* Measurement of scapular stabilizers strength (with an isokinetic device)
* Measurement of functional performance (with Medicine Ball Throw, CKCUEST, Y Balance Test and a core stability test)

Conditions

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Strength

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Participants were allocated to a group in a random way

Study Groups

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Analytic group

The participants had to perform analytic exercices for shoulder rotators and scapular stabilizing muscles

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Strengthening exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

The participants had to perform specific exercices 3 times a week during 8 weeks

Functional group

The participants had to perform functional exercices for shoulder rotators and scapular stabilizing muscles

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Strengthening exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

The participants had to perform specific exercices 3 times a week during 8 weeks

Mixed group

The participants had to perform both analytic and functional exercices for shoulder rotators and scapular stabilizing muscles

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Strengthening exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

The participants had to perform specific exercices 3 times a week during 8 weeks

Interventions

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Strengthening exercises

The participants had to perform specific exercices 3 times a week during 8 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Males aged between 18 and 35 years old

Exclusion Criteria

* Practicing an overhead sport
* Having an history of shoulder pain or shoulder surgery in the past 12 months
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Liege

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Camille Tooth

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Camille Tooth

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

ULiège

Locations

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Université de Liège

Liège, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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Functional or analytic

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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