Shoulder Endurance Test: Normative Values in a Population of Female Handball Players Aged 14 to 18 in Intensive Training Structures.

NCT06754774 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 29BRC23.0027
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

57% of young female handball players experience shoulder pain. This pain is likely to affect training and performance, but most players continue to play despite it. Endurance of the shoulder lateral rotators is a risk factor for sports such as handball. A protocol for applying the Shoulder Endurance Test (SET) to assess the endurance of the lateral rotators of the shoulder has been proposed, but the authors stress the need for further research to validate this test in different sports and for different populations. The purpose of the study was to determine normative values for the Shoulder Endurance Test in female handball players aged 14 to 18 in intensive training facilities.

Conditions

Healthy Subjects 14 to 18 Years Old

Keywords

Shoulder Endurance Test

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• To determine normative values for the Shoulder Endurance Test in female handball players aged 14 to 18.

  Day 1

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Assessing intra-examiner reliability

  two months after the test

• Assessing inter-examiner reliability

  two months after the test

• Determine the SET score on the non-dominant arm

  Day 1

• Evaluate the effort perceived during the test

  Day 1

Study Arms (1)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

All subjects will perform the same tests.

Diagnostic Test: Shoulder Endurance Test

Interventions

Shoulder Endurance Test DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Each patient receive the same intervention, the Shoulder Endurance Test (SET). The Shoulder Endurance Test assesses the endurance of the shoulder muscles in an open kinetic chain.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Girls aged 14 to 18 playing handball Handballers training at the Pôle Espoirs or the Centre Labellisé d'Entrainement 29 Players of legal age who have given their consent Signature of consent by parents for underage players

You may not qualify if:

• Refusal of the minor to take part, even if the legal representatives want the player to take part in the study Refusal to perform the test
• Pain preventing the test from being performed
• All musculoskeletal conditions affecting the upper limb less than 6 months old.
• Shoulder and cervical spine surgery less than 6 months old.
• All musculoskeletal conditions affecting the cervical spine less than 6 months old.
• Player under legal protection (guardianship/trusteeship) or deprived of liberty

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Brest: lead

Study Sites (1)

CHU de Brest

Brest, 29200, France

Location

Study Design

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

Model Details: shoulder endurance

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 30, 2024
• First Posted: January 1, 2025
• Study Start: December 18, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 19, 2025
• Study Completion: May 19, 2025
• Last Updated: July 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Locations

FR (1)