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Not yet recruitingNCT06796400Updated Jan 28, 2025

Effects of TBE VS GE on Scapular Dyskinesia in Male Cricketers.

An interventional study of General exercises and Theraband exerises in Scapular Dyskinesis, sponsored by Riphah International University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 30 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-01-28.

Sponsored by Riphah International University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Sep 2025, 1 year 1 month ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
52
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 30 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

We wanted to find the effectiveness between the theraband and general exercises on scapular dyskinesis in male cricket players.

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Cricket game is considered a non-contact low-injury risk sport associated to other sports, chronic and acute traumatic injuries are the two common types of injury mechanisms. Theraband exercises are those exercises which are considered as a safe tool which increases the functional ability and muscle strength. Scapular dyskinesis (which is called as sick scapula) as commonly defined as an alteration or deviation in the resting position or during movable position of the scapula during shoulder joint motions. A study reported that Theraband exercises increase the function of the muscles. These muscles participate to the strength of the shoulder girdle, stability and mobility. Theraband exercises are considered to be able increase the proprioception and balance. The prevalence of scapular dyskinesia (74.6%) dominant side scapula turns medially, inferiorly, and also tilts anteriorly as relate to non-dominant side shoulder blade.Scapular dyskinesia has been more determined in healthy individuals but statics has also mentioned that scapular dyskinesia a greater prevalence in overhead (61%) than non-overhead sportspersons (33%). Maximum cricket players complain that they feel discomfort in the scapular region. Because occasionally the scapular dyskinesia causes the discomfort in scapula region and it is due to the muscles weakness of the scapula. It is mostly occur in overhead athletes because of the constant repetitions of the shoulder movement over the head. For intervention purpose in scapular dyskinesia, cricket players maximum concentrate on general exercises instead of theraband exercises because they don't aware about the effectiveness of theraband exercises in this condition and theraband exercises involve using resistance bands of varying strengths to perform specific movements targeting the muscles around the scapula. These exercises could help improve the muscle strength, endurance, and control, which will be essential for stabilizing the scapula and improving its movement patterns while general exercises improve the overall functional movement patterns, which may indirectly benefit scapular dyskinesia by strengthening surrounding muscles and improving overall shoulder mechanics. Despite up to my searched no study has been found about it so this study is designed to find the effectiveness of thera-band exercises on scapular dyskinesia in male cricketers.

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Conditions studied

  • Scapular Dyskinesis

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Keywords

  • Pain Scapular dyskinesia Strength Theraband exercises
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In context

Dyskinesias

270 studies on the registry are indexed under Dyskinesias; 41 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 52 is above the median of 44 across 192 interventional studies indexed under Dyskinesias.

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Lead sponsor

Riphah International University is the lead sponsor of 2,133 studies on the registry; 633 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 30 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

    • Scapular dyskinesia type I

      • Only male cricketers.
      • Age from 18 to 30 years old.
      • Training at least 4 times per week and 10 hours weekly training.
      • Male cricket players playing since last one year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

    • The history of scapular fracture repair surgery and neck surgery during previous 12 months.

      • The players that are out of practice from 5 weeks.
      • Traumatic history of cervical region and scapula.
      • Serious pathologies regarding shoulder, cervical and scapula.
      • Female cricketers
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
52 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    General exercises

    Resistance based exercises with load for muscles strengthing.

    Other: General exercises

  • Experimental
    Theraband exercises

    Rubber based resistance exercises which target the specific muscles for strength.

    Other: Theraband exerises

Interventions

  • OtherGeneral exercises

    4 general exercises were done by control group with 10 repetitions and 3 sets, 6 times per week, up to 8 weeks.These exercises are for lower trapzius and serratus anterior mucles strengthing.

  • OtherTheraband exerises

    5 Thera-band exercises were completed by experimental group with 3 sets and 10 repetitions, 6 times per week, up to 8 weeks. These exercises are for lower trapzius and serratus anterior mucles strengthing.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Hand-held dynamometer

    Handheld Dynamometry (HHD) is a procedure utilized to judge muscle strength. This version of a dynamometer is set up or held by the physical therapist to originate an objective measurement of force. The Scapular protraction test is usually used to measure the strength of the serratus anterior while Prone Scapular Retraction test is utilized to evaluate the strength of lower trapezius muscle then utilized a dynamometer to measure the force applied by the participant. A perfect reading on the dynamometer, with small asymmetry between sides, pretends normal serratus anterior function otherwise it will be abnormal.

    Time frame: 8 week

Secondary outcomes

  1. Numeric pain rating scale

    The Numeric Pain Rating Scale, which is utilized in medical settings, permits persons to rate their pain on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 representing that there is no pain and 10 showing the worst possible pain. The pain severity is evaluated by this scale

    Time frame: 8 week

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Study locations

1 site
  • JI youth cricket academy, peshawar
    Peshawar, Khyber Pkhtunkhwa 25000, Pakistan
    • Hussain khan · Contact · harpynk0000@gmail.com · 03129144387
    • Nadia Ishtiaq, MS · Principal investigator
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 28, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06796400
Lead sponsor
Riphah International University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 28, 2025
Start date
May 1, 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion
Sep 3, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 5, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 28, 2025

Study contacts

Noman khan, MS
Contact
okra5544@gmail.com
03329932317
Nadia Ishtiaq, MS
principal investigator · nadia.ishtiaq@riphah.edu.pk

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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