Status:
COMPLETED
Scapular and Cervical Neuromuscular Control Deficits in Musicians With and Without Playing Injuries.
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University
Conditions:
Playing Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
The study will investigate if there are differences in the presence of: (1) prior injury, playing patterns, and physical fitness habits; (2) scapular control; and (3) cervical neuromuscular control an...
Detailed Description
Background: The art of professionally playing a musical instrument can be physically demanding. Such activity involves maintaining static postures and producing repetitive motions for countless hours ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for Experimental Group:
- Student musicians or professional musicians playing instrument 6 hours or more per week.
- Current pain or history of cervical or upper extremity PRMSDs and or history of pain during the past year with symptoms lasting more than one week and affecting musical performance.
- Between 18 and 65 years of age.
- Inclusion Criteria for Control group:
- Student musician or professional musician playing instrument more than 6 hours a week.
- No history of cervical or upper extremity injury and or pain during the past year with symptoms lasting more than one week
- Between 18 and 65 years of age.
- Exclusion Criteria:
- History of trauma or injury other than playing related injury, currently affecting the ability to play musical instrument.
- Pregnancy
- Neurological disorder affecting motor control (including but not limited to Parkinson' s, multiple sclerosis, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barre)
- Rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis
- Diagnosis of any connective tissue disorder (Including but not limited to Marfan's syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma)
- Presence of cervical radiculopathy
- History of recent (within the last year) cervical or shoulder surgery
- \-
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
101 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02267395
Start Date
November 1 2014
End Date
March 1 2016
Last Update
April 1 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Cool Springs
Franklin, Tennessee, United States, 37067