Proprioceptive Exercises in Stringed Instrument Performers

NCT06403085 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2024/47
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Musculoskeletal problems that occur in musicians are usually in the form of soft tissue injuries affecting muscles, tendons, nerves and ligaments. These injuries can cause pain, weakness and sensory changes, making it impossible to play the instrument.It is aimed to include 50 adult musicians who meet the inclusion criteria from among the performers in Elazığ Culture and Music Association, Fırat University State Conservatory Department, State Classical Turkish Music choir and musicians who are actively performing instruments within the borders of Elazığ province. Pain, posture, upper extremity function and performance will be evaluated in this study.

Conditions

String Instrument Performers

Keywords

proprioceptive education; performance; musicians

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Upper Extremity Performance Assessment

  Purdue Pegboard test will be used for upper extremity performance evaluation. The tests will be performed with right, left and both hands. The time to complete each parameter will be recorded in seconds (sec)

  10 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Upper Extremity Function Assessment

  10 minutes

Other Outcomes (2)

• Posture

  5 minutes

• Pain Assessment

  1 minute

Study Arms (2)

Study group

EXPERIMENTAL

Rhythmic Stabilization, Limb Matching, Double and Single Arm Balance, Balance with Ball and Weight Transfer will be performed for 8 weeks.

Other: Study group

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention will be applied to control group

Interventions

Study group OTHER

Rhythmic Stabilization, Limb Matching, Double and Single Arm Balance, Balance with Ball and Weight Transfer will be performed for 8 weeks.

Study group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Stringed instrumentalists
• Individuals between the ages of 18-65
• Musicians who have been performing for 3 years or more
• Musicians who play an instrument for at least 1 hour per day
• Musicians who want to be involved in the study as volunteers
• Musicians from whom informed consent was obtained will be included.

You may not qualify if:

• Upper extremity injury or surgery before the study (last 1 year)
• Individuals who are pregnant
• Individuals with psychological, neurological or systemic diseases were excluded from the study. The experimental groups of these string players will be ensured to participate regularly in the proprioceptive training protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Firat University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hasan Akbey

Elâzığ, 23100, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Related Links

• Evidence-informed physical therapy management of performance-related musculoskeletal disorders in musicians

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2024
• First Posted: May 7, 2024
• Study Start: May 3, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 20, 2024
• Study Completion: August 20, 2024
• Last Updated: May 7, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)