Focusing the Shoulder or Considering the Whole-Body in Volleyball Physiotherapy
NCT ID: NCT07072091
Last Updated: 2025-08-14
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-07-20
2025-09-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Healthy controls
A convenience sample of healthy volleyball players for cross-sectional comparison
No interventions assigned to this group
Total body physiotherapy group
Physiotherapy intervention consisting in whole body exercise and treatment
Total body physiotherapy
This intervention consists in 5 weeks of 2 x week 60 min sessions of physiotherapy consisting in active exercise performed in upper limb, trunk, and lower limb muscles, in a whole-body approach.
Focus shoulder group
Physiotherapy intervention consisting in shoulder exercise and treatment
Focus shoulder physiotherapy
This intervention consists in 5 weeks of 2 x week 60 min sessions of physiotherapy consisting in active exercise performed only in the shoulder district, focusing on the trunk-arm muscles.
No physiotherapy group
No physiotherapy, only education
Education
Single education session providing information about posture hygiene and proper warm-up
Interventions
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Total body physiotherapy
This intervention consists in 5 weeks of 2 x week 60 min sessions of physiotherapy consisting in active exercise performed in upper limb, trunk, and lower limb muscles, in a whole-body approach.
Focus shoulder physiotherapy
This intervention consists in 5 weeks of 2 x week 60 min sessions of physiotherapy consisting in active exercise performed only in the shoulder district, focusing on the trunk-arm muscles.
Education
Single education session providing information about posture hygiene and proper warm-up
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
17 Years
30 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Trieste
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Alex Buoite Stella
PhD, Assistant professor
Locations
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University of Trieste - Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Lab
Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Countries
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Jones SD Jr, Safran MR. Current concepts: the hip, core and kinetic chain in the overhead athlete. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2024 Feb;33(2):450-456. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2023.10.009. Epub 2023 Nov 23.
Erkan R, Telci EA. Impact of Stabilization Exercises on Athletic Performance and Injury Risk in College Volleyball Players. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2025 May 13;20(7):948-957. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2024-0348. Print 2025 Jul 1.
Other Identifiers
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DSM_Fisio_SpallaPallavolo25
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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