An interventional study of Total body physiotherapy and Focus shoulder physiotherapy in Shoulder Pain and Volleyball Players, sponsored by University of Trieste. Recruiting at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 17 Years to 30 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-14.
Sponsored by University of Trieste · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Shoulder pain can be common in overhead sports, and in particular, in volleyball. Different physiotherapy protocols can be adopted depending on the suspected pathophysiological mechanisms. Despite most of the protocols rely only on the shoulder district, some research suggests that treating the whole-body might produce better results as it could influence kinematic chains and correct muscle imbalances. The aim of this study will be to compare the effects of two physiotherapy protocols (shoulder focus or whole body) compared to only education without physiotherapy.
735 studies on the registry are indexed under Shoulder Pain; 167 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 40 is below the median of 60 across 587 interventional studies indexed under Shoulder Pain.
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Exclusion Criteria:
A convenience sample of healthy volleyball players for cross-sectional comparison
Physiotherapy intervention consisting in whole body exercise and treatment
Other: Total body physiotherapy
Physiotherapy intervention consisting in shoulder exercise and treatment
Other: Focus shoulder physiotherapy
No physiotherapy, only education
Other: Education
This intervention consists in 5 weeks of 2 x week 60 min sessions of physiotherapy consisting in active exercise performed in upper limb, trunk, and lower limb muscles, in a whole-body approach.
This intervention consists in 5 weeks of 2 x week 60 min sessions of physiotherapy consisting in active exercise performed only in the shoulder district, focusing on the trunk-arm muscles.
Single education session providing information about posture hygiene and proper warm-up
Isometric strength with handheld dynamometer (Newtons)
Isometric strength during shoulder flexion, extension, external and internal rotation, bilaterally
Time frame: At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 5 weeks
Lateral symmetry (%)
Lateral symmetry will be assessed as percentage between the two upper limbs for the investigated muscles (pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, upper trapezius, middle trepezius, lower trapezius, anterior deltoid, posterior deltoid) using the tensiomyography system
Time frame: At enrollement and at the end of treatment after 5 weeks
Time of contraction (ms)
Time of contraction (ms), i.e. the time requiring the muscle to reach the peak of muscle displacement, will be assessed as percentage between the two upper limbs for the investigated muscles (pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, upper trapezius, middle trepezius, lower trapezius, anterior deltoid, posterior deltoid) using the tensiomyography system
Time frame: At enrollement and at the end of treatment after 5 weeks
Muscle belly displacement (mm)
Muscle belly displacement (mm), i.e. the amplitude of muscle displacement, will be assessed as percentage between the two upper limbs for the investigated muscles (pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, upper trapezius, middle trepezius, lower trapezius, anterior deltoid, posterior deltoid) using the tensiomyography system
Time frame: At enrollement and at the end of treatment after 5 weeks
Plan to share: Undecided
Started Jul 2025 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Sep 2025, 2 months after the start.
Of 349 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Shoulder Pain, half reached primary completion within 11 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 4 and three quarters within 27. This study's planned 2 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 354 studies reached it within 11 months; a quarter within 4 and three quarters within 27.
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