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

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The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Oswestry, United Kingdom, SY10 7AG