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Effects of a Pectoralis Minor Muscle Stretching Protocol

NCT01956240 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 97

Last updated 2015-05-19

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to verify the effects of a stretching protocol for the pectoralis minor muscle on its resting length and on the 3D kinematics of the scapula during arm flexion in asymptomatic subjects and patients with impingement syndrome with shortened pectoralis minor.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Stretching-Asymptomatic subjects

The stretching will be performed with the subject standing, with 90° of arm abduction and 90° of elbow flexion and palm on a flat planar surface. The subject then will place the leg opposite to the flat surface in front of the other with slight knee flexion and tilt the trunk forward like a rigid block and rotate it slightly increasing the horizontal abduction at the shoulder. This procedure will be done 4 times for 1 min and 30s interval between repetitions.

PROCEDURE

Stretching-Subjects with shoulder pain

The stretching will be performed with the subject standing, with 90° of arm abduction and 90° of elbow flexion and palm on a flat planar surface. The subject then will place the leg opposite to the flat surface in front of the other with slight knee flexion and tilt the trunk forward like a rigid block and rotate it slightly increasing the horizontal abduction at the shoulder. This procedure will be done 4 times for 1 min and 30s interval between repetitions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dayana Rosa, PT · UNIMEP

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2014-01-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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