The Effect of a Shoulder Training Program to Prevent Shoulder Pain Among Girls in Junior Team Handball

NCT02631395 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SorTrondelagUC
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 106
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Very little is known about the potential for preventing the prevalence of shoulder complaints in handball players, particularly younger players. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a shoulder training program on shoulder pain during a season of team handball.

Conditions

Shoulder Pain

Keywords

Exercise movement techniques

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Shoulder pain (Visual Analogue Scale)

  Effects of this strength--training program were evaluated by comparing pre-- and post--training data from a survey on shoulder complaints based on a self--report questionnaire (quick DASH) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The players completed the VAS form on shoulder pain in the beginning of the season, then once a month throughout the season, and then in the end of the season.

  7 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Shoulder strength

  7 months

• Push ups

  7 months

• Throwing distance

  7 months

• Shoulder function (Quick DASH)

  7 months

Study Arms (2)

Training group

OTHER

Six teams, consisting of 13 to 25 players each, were randomized into two groups throughout their competition season; the training Group (intervention Group) and the Control Group.The intervention group completed strength training exercises Three times a week the Whole competition season.

Other: Exercise

Control group

OTHER

The three teams in the Control Group trained as normal throughout the season and participated in a comparable handball training program, but did not conduct any specific upper--body strength training

Other: Control group

Interventions

Exercise OTHER

Three teams participated in a seven--month, three--times--a--week shoulder--muscle strength--training program while three teams participated in a comparable handball training program but did not conduct any specific upper--body strength training.

Training group

Control group OTHER

The three teams in the Control Group trained as normal throughout the season and participated in a comparable handball training program, but did not conduct any specific upper--body strength training

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• \- team handball players in the top division in the J16 class in the Trøndelag region in Norway

You may not qualify if:

• \- previous shoulder operations og fractures in the shoulder region

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Osteras H, Sommervold M, Skjolberg A. Effects of a strength-training program for shoulder complaint prevention in female team handball athletes. A pilot study. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2015 Jul-Aug;55(7-8):761-7. Epub 2014 Dec 17.

  PMID: 25514821 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Shoulder Pain

Interventions

Exercise; Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Arthralgia; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Jan Harry Størksen

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 5, 2015
• First Posted: December 16, 2015
• Study Start: September 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2015
• Study Completion: May 1, 2015
• Last Updated: January 30, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share