Status:
UNKNOWN
Overhead Perturbation Training for Glenohumeral Joint Instability
Lead Sponsor:
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Exercise Movement Techniques
Shoulder Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the trial is investigate the benefits of a novel, newly invented exercise technique protocol relative to physiological changes in upper limb proprioception (primary) and subjective read...
Detailed Description
Overhead athletic performance requires both static and dynamic mechanisms to coordinate glenohumeral and scapulothoracic stability to induce the appropriate motor response. Active function is predicat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- A clinical presentation indicative of glenohumeral joint functional instability as classified by the Stanmore classification of shoulder instability Polar type II-III (on a continuum between atraumatic structural instability and non-structural, muscle patterning instability (Jaggi and Lambert, 2010)).
- \-
Exclusion
- Presence of:
- Connective tissue disorder (Marfan's, Ehlos-Danlos)
- Nerve disorders: cervical radiculopathy +/- myotomal weakness; peripheral neuropathy/ palsy (long thoracic nerve palsy, axillary nerve palsy, suprascapular nerve palsy, etc.); brachial neuritis.
- Neuropathic peripheral sensitivity and/ or central sensitisation
- Post operative orthopaedic intervention \< 12 weeks post MRI confirmed full thickness rotator cuff tear
- Distal upper limb/ hand pathology which limits the ability to grasp (including specific pathological signs of lateral epicondylaglia, carpal tunnel syndrome, carpal instability, etc).
- \- inability to follow instructions
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
16 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03380494
Start Date
April 1 2018
End Date
August 1 2018
Last Update
February 20 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom, SE19RT