Acute Effects of Static Stretching on the Shoulder Joint Position Sense of Overhead Athletes

NCT06226974 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ESS/FSA-374/23-3
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 17
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the acute effects of static stretching on the shoulder joint position sense of overhead athletes.

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Static Stretching; Joint Position Sense; Proprioception; Shoulder; Overhead Athletes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Absolute angular error

  The absolute value of the difference between the target range and the achieved range

  Change from Baseline (Before) to Immediately after interventions or control (After)

• Relative angular error

  The arithmetic difference between the target range and the range achieved

  Change from Baseline (Before) to Immediately after interventions or control (After)

• Variable angular error

  The standard deviation of the 3 repositionings

  Change from Baseline (Before) to Immediately after interventions or control (After)

Study Arms (3)

Control Condition

NO INTERVENTION

5-minute rest.

Static Stretching of 30 seconds Condition

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Static stretching of 30 seconds of muscles around the shoulder of the dominant upper limb: * Shoulder extension - shoulder extension with the hand resting on a door; * Doorway stretch - horizontal abduction with the shoulder in 90º of abduction, the elbow in 90º of flexion and the forearm leaning against a door; * Shoulder flexion - arms above the head against a wall; * Cross-body stretch - maximal horizontal adduction of the arm, with the opposite hand holding the stretch; * Overhead triceps - arm above the head and elbow flexed, with the other hand pulling the elbow; * Internal Rotation 90° stretch - with the shoulder at 90º of flexion and the elbow at 90º of flexion, the opposite hand and forearm forces the internal rotation.

Other: Static Stretching

Static Stretching of 90 seconds Condition

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Static stretching of 90 seconds of muscles around the shoulder of the dominant upper limb: * Shoulder extension - shoulder extension with the hand resting on a door; * Doorway stretch - horizontal abduction with the shoulder in 90º of abduction, the elbow in 90º of flexion and the forearm leaning against a door; * Shoulder flexion - arms above the head against a wall; * Cross-body stretch - maximal horizontal adduction of the arm, with the opposite hand holding the stretch; * Overhead triceps - arm above the head and elbow flexed, with the other hand pulling the elbow; * Internal Rotation 90° stretch - with the shoulder at 90º of flexion and the elbow at 90º of flexion, the opposite hand and forearm forces the internal rotation.

Other: Static Stretching

Interventions

Static Stretching OTHER

* Shoulder extension - shoulder extension with the hand resting on a door; * Doorway stretch - horizontal abduction with the shoulder in 90º of abduction, the elbow in 90º of flexion and the forearm leaning against a door; * Shoulder flexion - arms above the head against a wall; * Cross-body stretch - maximal horizontal adduction of the arm, with the opposite hand holding the stretch; * Overhead triceps - arm above the head and elbow flexed, with the other hand pulling the elbow; * Internal Rotation 90° stretch - with the shoulder at 90º of flexion and the elbow at 90º of flexion, the opposite hand and forearm forces the internal rotation.

Static Stretching of 30 seconds Condition; Static Stretching of 90 seconds Condition

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Subjects aged between 18 and 30 years
• Competitive overhead athletes (basketball, handball, volleyball, swimming)
• Normal range of motion of flexion of the shoulder

You may not qualify if:

• History of injury of the shoulder joint in the previous 6 months
• Positive shoulder joint integrity tests (anterior drawer; fulcrum test; Jerk test; and sulcus sign)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Fernando Pessoa: lead

Study Sites (1)

Escola Superior Saúde Fernando Pessoa

Porto, 4200-253, Portugal

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 Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 17, 2024
• First Posted: January 26, 2024
• Study Start: December 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2024
• Study Completion: February 15, 2024
• Last Updated: February 21, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Locations

PT (1)