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Apprehension-based Training Compared With Standard Physical Therapy for Military Personnel Following Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - a Randomized Clinical Trial
Led by Alon Rabin · Updated on 2025-06-04
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
151 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Alon Rabin
Lead Sponsor
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Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if a new rehabilitation protocol (apprehension-based training), leads to better recovery after shoulder dislocation among military personnel. Participants will be randomly allocated to apprehension-based training or standard physical therapy. In apprehension-based training participants will train to control their shoulder under progressively more unstable conditions. Standard physical therapy will be provided based on the clinical judgment of the treating physical therapist The primary hypothesis is that participants undergoing apprehension-based training will experience a more complete recovery of function, better shoulder-related quality of life, and incur less recurrent dislocations.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Apprehension-based Training Compared With Standard Physical Therapy for Military Personnel Following Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - a Randomized Clinical Trial
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18-39 years
- Documented shoulder dislocation (primary or recurrent) by a medical practitioner
- Positive anterior apprehension test
- Gross shoulder muscle strength of 3/5 or greater
You will not qualify if you...
- Previous shoulder fracture, tendon tear, or shoulder surgery
- Voluntary shoulder dislocation
- Functional (Stanmore polar III) shoulder instability
- Dislocation caused by a motor vehicle accident
- Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, current cancer, fibromyalgia, or psychiatric disease
- Current pregnancy
- Inability to attend at least one physical therapy session every 2 weeks
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps
Be’er Ya‘aqov, Israel, 7030732
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Research Team
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Alon Rabin, PhD, DPT
CONTACT
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Netanel Hollander, MS, PT
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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