Status:
COMPLETED
Competitive Swimming and Shoulder Adaptations: The Role of Stroke Specialty in Adolescent Swimmers
Lead Sponsor:
Hacettepe University
Conditions:
Swimming
Shoulder
Eligibility:
All Genders
13-18 years
Brief Summary
Objectives: To examine the sport-specific adaptations and investigate the effect of swimming stroke specialization in shoulder complex among adolescent competitive swimmers. Design: Observational stu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for Swimmer Group:
- aged between 13 to 18 years
- the asymptomatic swimmers with no history of major upper limb injury or surgery and no injury history of upper limb in last 6 months
- having experience in at least 5 years competitive swimming,
- actively participating in competitive swimming at least 1 year,
- competing at least in national level and having swimming stroke specialization in competitive swimming
- Inclusion Criteria for Control Group:
- aged between 13 to 18 years,
- no competed in overhead sports like swimming, basketball, volleyball, tennis, baseball as professional or recreational,
- no history of major upper limb injury or surgery in last 6 months.
- Exclusion Criteria for all participants:
- if they had at least two positive signs by shoulder screening tests (Hawkin's/Kennedy Subacromial Impingement Test, Jobe/Empty Can Test, External Rotation Resistance Test, Apprehension Instability Test, Speed Test and Gerber Lift-Off Test),
- a BMI of 30 kg/m² or greater than 30 kg/m²,
- competing in paralympic sports,
- if they had any major upper limb injuries or surgeries,
- if they had any systemic, neurological or rheumatological diseases,
- being pre-pubertal stage (Tanner I) according to Tanner Scale,
- indicated their unwillingness to participate to this study.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 16 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 16 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
76 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06909864
Start Date
October 16 2019
End Date
October 16 2021
Last Update
April 4 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Cebeci Sports Complex
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)