Internal Rotation Deficit of the Glenohumeral Joint in Advanced-level Handball Players

NCT02011243 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: LOCAL/2013/OM-012013-A01183-42
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 86
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to estimate the incidence and prevalence of Internal Rotation Deficit (IRD) defined by a measure of IRD 2 (Internal Rotation Deficit in position 2) strictly greater than 20 ° in a population of advanced-level handball players over a training season.

Conditions

Internal Rotation Contracture-shoulder; Articulation Disorders; Athletic Injuries

Keywords

deficit; internal rotation; gleno humeral articulation; hand ball

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Presence/absence of an internal rotation deficit (IRD 2 > 20°)

  IRD 2 = internal rotation deficit in position 2 Position 2 = dominant arm in abduction at 90°

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (29)

• Presence/absence of an internal rotation deficit (IRD 2 > 20°)

  baseline (Day 0)

• Presence/absence of an internal rotation deficit (IRD 2 > 20°)

  3 months

• Measure of the internal rotation deficit

  baseline (day 0)

• Measure of the internal rotation deficit

  3 months

• Measure of the internal rotation deficit

  6 months

Study Arms (4)

Professional players, men

This group includes professional, male, handball players meeting study inclusion criteria.

Professional players, women

This group includes professional, female, handball players meeting study inclusion criteria.

Junior players, men

This group includes junior, male, handball players meeting study inclusion criteria.

Junior players, women

This group includes junior, female, handball players meeting study inclusion criteria.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population is composed of all members of the professional and pre-professional handball clubs in the city of Nîmes, France (the USAM and HBCN clubs). Younger players who are members of the training centers associated with these same clubs will also be included.

You may qualify if:

• The subject or his/her legal guardian must have given his/her informed and signed consent
• The subject must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan
• The subject is a member of the professional and pre-professional handball clubs in Nîmes, France (the USAM or HBCN clubs) -- OR-- a member of the training centers associated with the same clubs whose parents or legal representatives have given informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• The subject is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship
• The subject or his/her legal respresentative refuses to sign the consent
• It is impossible to correctly inform the subject
• The subject is pregnant, parturient, or breastfeeding
• The subject has been operated for shoulder instability, regardless of the surgical technique used
• The subject has a history of fracture of the proximal end of the humerus and / or elbow
• The subject has a history of rotator cuff surgery
• The subject has neurological or spinal problems, or has received physiotherapy on the shoulder complex within 30 days prior to the study assessment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes: lead

Study Sites (1)

CHRU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau

Nîmes, 30029, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Articulation Disorders; Athletic Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Speech Disorders; Language Disorders; Communication Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Olivier Marès, MD

  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 9, 2013
• First Posted: December 13, 2013
• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2014
• Study Completion: August 1, 2014
• Last Updated: March 26, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-03

Locations

FR (1)