Analysis of Sport Specific Adaptations of the Shoulder in Adolescent Elite Handball Players and the Influence of the Preventive Use of Tape on These Outcome Measurements.

NCT01266278 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: EC/2010/637
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Shoulder complaints are very common in overhead athletes.The application of kinesiotape that keeps the shoulder in a correct position is used to avoid this. This could enlarge the dynamic size of the subacromial space and thus contribute to prevention of shoulder injuries. 30 young elite handball players will participate in this study.Researchers will perform a number of measurements before and after applying kinesiotape to correct shoulder position:

• measurement of subacromial space
• measurement of 3D kinematics of shoulder
• assessment of shoulder posture Hypothesis of this study is that tape can influence the position of the scapula and is therefore able to change the size of the subacromial space.This results in a more efficient use of shoulder muscles with higher maximal strength as a result and maximizes shoulder mobility.

Conditions

Risk Factors for Shoulder Injuries

Keywords

shoulder injuries

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• effect of kinesiotape

  Immediate effects of applying kinesiotape to the correct shoulder position

  2 days

Study Arms (1)

Kinesiotape

EXPERIMENTAL

Kinesiotape will be applied to the correct shoulder position of the participants.

Other: Dynamic ultrasound; Other: FASTRAK; Other: Assessment of shoulder posture by measuring

Interventions

Dynamic ultrasound OTHER

Measurement of the size of the subacromial space with dynamic ultrasound.

Kinesiotape

FASTRAK OTHER

Measurements of the 3D-kinematics of the shoulder with FASTRAK. Sensors are placed on the skin of the shoulder with adhesive tape.

Kinesiotape

Assessment of shoulder posture by measuring OTHER

Assessment of shoulder posture by measuring several angles and distances.

Kinesiotape

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Elite handball players of Papendal
• age between 15 and 25
• more than 15 hours of handball training/week
• female

You may not qualify if:

• shoulder pain at the moment for which a doctor was consulted

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Ghent: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sports Medical Center of Papendal

Arnhem, Netherlands

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Shoulder Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Ann Cools, Ph.D.

  University Ghent

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2010
• First Posted: December 24, 2010
• Study Start: November 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2010
• Study Completion: November 1, 2010
• Last Updated: June 23, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-06

Locations

NL (1)