Status:
COMPLETED
Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Differences Among Turkish Adolescents and Adults Handball Players
Lead Sponsor:
Guven Health Group
Conditions:
Athletic Performance
Physical Fitness
Eligibility:
MALE
16-36 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to examine the variation in physical and physiological characteristics according to sports age in adolescent and adult male team handball (TH) players. Adolescent (N.=19,...
Detailed Description
The stability of the scapula in relation to the entire moving upper extremity is the key in the throwing sequence. The importance of scapular positioning in handball players has been well documented i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria were the ability to actively perform pain-free abduction from 0° to 45° and from 0° to 90° in elbow extension and age greater than 15 years.
- to be volunteer for including the study
- to be ready mentally
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria were shoulder injury, shoulder surgery in the 2 years before the study, systemic pathologic condition, or intervention in the 3 months before the study, including corticosteroid or hydrodilatation injection or physiotherapy.
- Specifically, injury included shoulder pain in active abduction or external rotation for more than 3 months, a reason to suspect a complete rotator cuff tear (eg, substantial shoulder weakness), a positive drop-arm sign or previous fracture, or a high-riding humerus observed on plain radiographs.
- Systemic pathologic conditions included inflammatory joint disease, complex regional pain syndrome, and shoulder pain referred from vertebral structures that was diagnosed via spinal clearing tests.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04086303
Start Date
September 1 2019
End Date
September 30 2020
Last Update
February 4 2021
Active Locations (1)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
Guven Health Group
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye), 06500