Shoulder Injury Prevention Program in Swimmers

NCT00998777 | Completed Phase 2

• 1 other identifier: SwimmersShoulder
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to assess changes in shoulder muscle strength, shoulder movement, shoulder flexibility, muscle thickness, upper arm torsion angle, and subacromial width (space where the rotator cuff muscle passes through) after completing a 6-week shoulder strengthening and stretching program in division I collegiate swimmers. The result of this study may demonstrate the effectiveness of a strengthening and stretching program to positively influence factors that have been associated with pain and injury in division I collegiate swimmers and indicate the need to implement this program for the entire team. Following a 6-week strengthening and stretching program, it is believed that scapular kinematics, shoulder flexibility, and shoulder and scapular stabilizer strength will be improved compared to control subjects.

Conditions

Shoulder Injury

Keywords

tubing program; shoulder strengthening; injury prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Shoulder and Scapular Stabilizer Strength

  Measured pre and post test

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Scapular Kinematics

  Measured pre and post test

• Shoulder ROM

  Measured pre and post test

• Postural Assessment

  Measured pre and post test

• Width of subacromial space

  Measured pre and post test

Study Arms (1)

Shoulder Strengthening

EXPERIMENTAL

The shoulder strengthening program is a 6-week intervention aimed to improve shoulder and scapular stabilizer strength and scapular kinematics. The program includes 10 exercises: shoulder flexion, Ys,Ts,Ws, Throwing Acceleration, Throwing Deceleration, Low Rows, Dynamic Hug, IR @ 90, and ER @ 90. The program also includes 2 stretches: sleeper stretch and corner stretch.

Procedure: Shoulder Strengthening

Interventions

Shoulder Strengthening PROCEDURE

The intervention program is a 6 week shoulder and scapular stabilizer strengthening program that is performed 3 times per week. The program includes 10 exercises that are performed with Theraband rubber tubing and 2 stretches. The exercises are: shoulder flexion, Ys, Ts, Ws, IR @ 90, ER @ 90, Throwing acceleration, Throwing deceleration, dynamic hug, and low rows. The stretches include the sleeper stretch and the corner stretch.

Also known as: Shoulder injury prevention, tubing program for athletes

Shoulder Strengthening

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Subjects will be included in the study if they meet the following criteria:
• NCAA division I swimmers
• Participate in swimming for at least 30 minutes per day for 4 days per week.
• Participate in all team weight lifting sessions.
• Complete 15 of the 18 training sessions if the subject is placed in the treatment group.

You may not qualify if:

• Subjects will be excluded from the study if:
• They are currently being treated for shoulder pain
• They develop shoulder pain during the course of the intervention program

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: lead

Study Sites (1)

Dean E. Smith Center

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27510, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Shoulder Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Elizabeth Hibberd

  UNC-Chapel Hill

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Joseph B Myers, PhD, ATC

  UNC- Chapel Hill

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 19, 2009
• First Posted: October 20, 2009
• Study Start: September 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2010
• Study Completion: June 1, 2010
• Last Updated: January 11, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-01

Locations

US (1)