The Acute Effect of a Mobilization With Movement Technique to Improve Internal Rotation of the Shoulder

NCT01639651 | Completed Early Phase 1 DMC

• 1 other identifier: 02195112.7.0000.5505
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

For many years researchers have been documented that the shoulder of the throwing athlete acquires a increase in external rotation of the dominant limb compared to the contralateral side.This fact is followed with a loss of the internal rotation of the shoulder, which is related with a higher rate of injuries in this joint and it´s known as Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD). Among the approaches for this condition the literature is inconclusive due to the low methodological quality of clinical trials made,however, the manual therapy has been used with success to relief the pain and restore the range of motion. The purpose of this study is to analyse the effectiveness of a mobilization with movement technique to improve the internal rotation of the shoulder in throwing athletes with GIRD. It will be a randomized controlled trial with the CONSORT bases with 40 participants that will be divided into two groups:

• Control group that will be submitted for an evaluation of shoulder range of motion (internal/external rotation)of both limbs, upper limb active movements to warm-up (five minutes), posterior capsule stretching (Cross-body stretch for 3 sets of 30 seconds) and revaluation immediately post-intervention and four weeks post-intervention.
• Mobilization group that will be submitted for an evaluation of shoulder range of motion (internal/external rotation)of both limbs, upper limb active movements to warm-up(five minutes), posterior capsule stretching (Cross-body stretch for 3 sets of 30 seconds) plus a mobilization with movement technique to improve internal rotation of the dominant shoulder (three sets of 10 repetitions)and revaluation immediately post-intervention and four weeks post-intervention. To evaluate the range of movement it will be use a standard goniometer with an attached customizes bubble inclinometer to ensure proper perpendicular alignment of the goniometer to the ground. The investigators hypothesis is that both group will have improvements in the internal rotation of the dominant shoulder, however, the mobilization group will have a statistically significant difference compared to control group immediately post-intervention. Four weeks post-intervention this difference will equalize, because of the only intervention applied. Results will be expressed as hazard ratios (HR) with their respective confidence intervals at 95% and adopting α = 0.05. All analyzes will be performed by SPSS version 17.0

Conditions

Disorder of Shoulder; Other Musculoskeletal Disorder; Contracture

Keywords

Physical Therapy; Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficits; Joint Mobilization; Posterior capsule; Capsular contracture

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Analyse the effectiveness of a mobilization with movement technique to improve internal rotation of the shoulder in throwers athletes with GIRD

  The 40 patients will be divided in two groups of 20. Both will perform a evaluation of the internal and external rotation of the shoulders to determine the individual internal rotation deficit of the dominant shoulder compared to the contralateral side. One group (Control) will perform what the literature recommends (Stretch of the posterior capsule), and the other group (Mobilization) will add to the control intervention a mobilization with movement technique to improve the internal rotation deficit which was identified previously.

  Immediately post-intervention and four weeks post-intervention

Study Arms (2)

Control Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: Posterior capsule stretching

Mobilization Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Mobilization with movement

Interventions

Posterior capsule stretching OTHER

Control group that will be submitted for an evaluation of shoulder range of motion (internal/external rotation)for both limbs, upper limb active movements to warm-up (five minutes), posterior capsule stretching (Cross-body stretch for 3 sets of 30 seconds) and revaluation immediately post-intervention and four weeks post-intervention.

Also known as: Control group

Control Group

Mobilization with movement OTHER

Mobilization group that will be submitted for an evaluation of shoulder range of motion (internal/external rotation) for both limbs, upper limb active movements to warm-up (five minutes), posterior capsule stretching (Cross-body stretch for 3 sets of 30 seconds) plus a mobilization with movement to improve internal rotation of the dominant shoulder (three sets of 10 repetitions)and revaluation immediately post-intervention and four weeks post-intervention.

Also known as: Experimental Group

Mobilization Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Athletes that practice at least 10 hours of throwing sports.
• Glenohumeral internal rotation deficits of the dominant shoulder compare to the non-dominant limb.
• Agree to participate and signing the informed consent approved for the Federal University of São Paulo ethics committee.

You may not qualify if:

• Previous surgeries of the shoulders.
• Unable to perform the evaluation or treatment due to pain.
• Performing physical therapy treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Federal University of São Paulo: lead

Study Sites (1)

Federal University of São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, 04039-001, Brazil

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Contracture

Interventions

Control Groups; Movement

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Muscular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods; Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Renato R Soliaman

  Centro de Traumatologia do Esporte - CETE

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: early phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: The Acute Effect of a Mobilization With Movement Technique to Improve Internal Rotation of the Shoulder: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 9, 2012
• First Posted: July 13, 2012
• Study Start: June 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2015
• Study Completion: August 1, 2015
• Last Updated: September 2, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-09

Locations

BR (1)