NCT02670174

Influence of Kinetic Chain Training on the Treatment Outcome of Overhead Athletes With Impingement

Influence of Kinetic Chain Training on the Treatment Outcome of Overhead Athletes With Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Ghent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A randomized controlled trial will be conducted to examine the effectiveness of a traditional home exercise program versus 2 kinetic chain home exercise programs on treatment outcome of overhead athletes with shoulder impingement syndrome. Primary outcome measures are reduction of pain and disability, and improvement in functionality and sports performance. Secondary outcome measures are strength, mobility, flexibility and functional performance.

Detailed description

Participant are randomly assigned in 3 home exercise groups. 1. The traditional program: consists of solely strengthening the rotator cuff muscles and scapular muscles (e.g. external rotation) 2. Separate kinetic chain program: same exercises as the first group but they also receive an exercise program to separately train the core and lower body. (e.g. external rotation separately and squat separately) 3. Integrated kinetic chain program: same exercises as the first group but all exercises are performed while simultaneously activating the kinetic chain. (e.g. external rotation while squatting).

Conditions

• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Traditional training
OTHER	Separate kinetic chain training
OTHER	Integrated kinetic chain training

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-09-01
• Primary completion: 2018-06-01
• Completion: 2018-06-01
• First posted: 2016-02-01
• Last updated: 2023-12-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium