Efficacy of a Supervised Intervention Protocol on Rounded Shoulder Posture and Shoulder ROM Among Saudi Young Females

NCT04686123 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: RRC-2019-21
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Shortening of pectoralis minor (PMi) muscle affects the scapular excursion that results in limited shoulder flexion range of motion (SFROM). The purpose is to evaluate the effect of Stretching of PM muscle along with the strengthening of lower trapezius (LTR) muscle to increase the length of PM muscle (PML) and limited SFROM in young adult females with rounded shoulder posture.

Conditions

Postural; Defect

Keywords

Round shoulder posture; Active Stretching; Pectoralis Muscles; Strength Training; Trapezius Muscle

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Resting length of Pectoralis Minor (PMi) muscle

  It was assessed by Pectoralis Minor Length Distance Test (PMLDT)

  3-weeks

• Shoulder Flexion Range of Motion (SFROM)

  It was assessed by a Universal Goniometer

  3-weeks

Study Arms (2)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

Group A performed active Stretching of Pectoralis Minor (PMi) muscle along with the strengthening of Lower Trapezius muscle under the supervision of a physiotherapist

Other: Active Stretching or Self-stretching exercises; Other: Active strengthening Or Self-Strengthening exercises

Group B

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group B performed active Stretching of the Pectoralis Minor (PMi) muscle only under the supervision of a physiotherapist.

Other: Active Stretching or Self-stretching exercises

Interventions

Active Stretching or Self-stretching exercises OTHER

Pectoralis minor muscle was actively stretched under the supervision of a physiotherapist as follows: - 2 sets of 3-stretches/session/day, for 5 consecutive days a week, for 3 weeks

Group A; Group B

Active strengthening Or Self-Strengthening exercises OTHER

Lower trapezius muscle was strengthened under the supervision of a physiotherapist as follows: -2 sets of 5-rep./session/day, for 5 consecutive days in 1st week, progressed to 10 and 20 reps./session/day for 2 weeks and 3 weeks respectively.

Group A

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 30 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Self-representation of gender identity.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Young Adult Female having a PMLD test score of more than 2.5cm
• Aged between 20-30 years
• No history of shoulder trauma or current shoulder pathology, thoracic scoliosis, or kyphosis deformity.
• Showed self-cooperation for the study

You may not qualify if:

• Young Adult Female having a PMLD test score of equal to or less than 2.5cm
• History of shoulder trauma or current shoulder pathology, thoracic scoliosis, or kyphosis deformity.
• Showed non-cooperation for the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• King Saud University: lead
• Majmaah University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Rehabilitation Research Chair

Riyadh, 11433, Saudi Arabia

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Muscle Stretching Exercises

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• AMIR IQBAL, MPT-Ortho

  King Saud University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Researcher

Model Details: Two-arm parallel groups randomized clinical trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 24, 2020
• First Posted: December 28, 2020
• Study Start: September 29, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 26, 2019
• Study Completion: February 27, 2020
• Last Updated: December 28, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)