Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD)

NCT01422083 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2010/372
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A loss of mobility in the shoulder in direction of internal rotation is associated with shoulder tendon pathology. Cause-effect relationship between these two is still not clear. It is suspected that this loss of mobility reduces the size of the tunnel in which this shoulder tendon is lying, namely the subacromial space. Overhead athletes frequently show glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD) while being healthy and free of shoulder pain. This makes this population interesting to investigate. This study wants to look at shoulders of overhead athletes with GIRD and measure the size of the subacromial space. After this, the athletes will be instructed to perform a home stretching program and at the end the effect of this on mobility and the size of the subacromial space will be measured.60 athletes will be recruited and randomly allocated to the control group and the stretching group. Before they start stretching, subacromial space size will be measured by use of ultrasound. This is a safe and non-invasive measuring tool. Mobility will be measured by use of a digital inclinometer. This also is safe and non-invasive. Patients will be instructed a stretching exercise, which they will be performing at home once a day during 6 weeks. At the end all outcome measures will be reassessed.

Conditions

Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Size of the subacromial space and shoulder mobility.

  Measurment of the size of the subacromial space and shoulder mobility are performed by an ultrasound and an inclinometer.

  at 0 weeks

• Size of the subacromial space and shoulder mobility.

  Measurment of the size of the subacromial space and shoulder mobility are performed by an ultrasound and an inclinometer.

  after 6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

This group of athletes do not perform a 6-week stretching program.

Home stretching program

EXPERIMENTAL

These athletes take on a home stretching program (sleeper's stretch).

Procedure: home stretching program

Interventions

home stretching program PROCEDURE

A home stretching program (sleeper's stretch): 3 x 30 seconds, once a day for 6 weeks.

Home stretching program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• overhead athletes: at least 3 hours/week training
• male and female
• years of age
• No shoulder pain during last 3 months for which a doctor was consulted
• No shoulder surgery
• No neck diseases

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Ghent: lead
• Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders, Belgium: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ghent University Hospital

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

Location

Study Officials

• Ann Cools, Ph.D.

  University Hospital, Ghent

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 22, 2011
• First Posted: August 23, 2011
• Study Start: September 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2015
• Study Completion: June 1, 2015
• Last Updated: November 19, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-11

Locations

BE (1)