Status:
COMPLETED
Shoulder Instability in Children: Muscle Activity and Movement
Lead Sponsor:
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Liverpool
University of Aberdeen
Conditions:
Shoulder Injuries
Musculoskeletal Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-18 years
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to identify factors responsible for recurrent shoulder instability in children. Shoulder instability, i.e. complete or partial dislocation of the shoulder joint, is common in ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Shoulder instability participants
- Children aged between 8 to 18 years of age
- Subjective reports of instability with additionally symptomatic instability in the clinical assessment criteria below
- Symptomatic instability on clinical assessment in at least one direction, confirmed by a positive clinical finding (apprehension, guarding, laxity) during the sulcus, apprehension or anterior and posterior shift load tests.
- All forms of instability including multidirectional instability, atraumatic and traumatic subluxations and dislocations.
- Children presenting with an initial or recurrent episode of instability
- Children undergoing current management or rehabilitation for their shoulder at the time of the study
- Patients with surgically managed shoulder instability who have since had a further episode of shoulder instability
- Age matched controls
- \- Children aged between 8 to 18 years of age
Exclusion
- Shoulder instability participants
- Children with co-existing neurological pathologies or deficits
- Surgically managed patients who have not had episodes of instability following the intervention
- Age matched controls
- Any previous presentation to a health care professional with a diagnosis of shoulder instability
- Children with a previous shoulder injury within the last 3 months on the arm being assessed that has not resolved
- Children with co-existing neurological pathologies or deficits
- Children who have had a previous surgical intervention on the arm being assessed
- Children currently undergoing or awaiting medical management, diagnostic investigations or rehabilitation on the arm being assessed
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 8 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04311216
Start Date
February 1 2021
End Date
August 8 2023
Last Update
July 22 2024
Active Locations (1)
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The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Oswestry, United Kingdom, SY10 7AG