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Effectiveness of Scapular Exercises Compared To Conventional Treatment in Shoulder Pain

NCT06890000 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2025-03-26

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Summary

The contribution of the scapula to shoulder joint movement is great. The contribution of the scapula bone is more prominent, especially in overhead activities. Therefore, the position and movement of the scapula are generally examined in people with shoulder disease. Scapula-focused exercises are used in patients with shoulder problems. However, some studies focused on the effectiveness of scapula-focused exercises on shoulder problems. Thes studies fundings are controversial. Scapular dyskinesis has not been evaluated in these studies. No study has set the condition of having scapular dyskinesis as an inclusion criterion. Scapular-focused exercises are expected to have a greater effect especially on patients with scapular dyskinesis. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of scapula-focused exercises on patients with shoulder pain and obvious scapular dyskinesis.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Pain
  • Scapular Dyskinesis

Interventions

OTHER

Scapular Exercise

Scapular exercise includes scapular clock exercise (3 sets of 10 repetitions), rowing exercise (3 sets of 10 repetitions), resisted external rotation (3 sets of 10 repetitions), resisted punching exercise (3 sets of 10 repetitions). The rowing, external rotation and punching exercises will do with theraband. When participants complete the elastic band exercises easily and do not report any muscle fatigue, they will move on to the next level of difficulty. The color order of the bands is yellow, red, green and blue. The exercises will begin with the yellow elastic band, which provides the least resistance. The intervention will last for 6 weeks, with 2 training sessions per week and each training session lasting 15-20 minutes.

OTHER

Control (Standard treatment)

Conventional Treatment includes TENS (100 Hz) with hotpack (20 minutes), Stretching exercises (posterior capsule and pectoral muscle), resisted flexion and abduction exercises. The rowing, external rotation and punching exercises will do with theraband. When participants complete the elastic band exercises easily and do not report any muscle fatigue, they will move on to the next level of difficulty. The color order of the bands is yellow, red, green and blue. The exercises will begin with the yellow elastic band, which provides the least resistance. The intervention will last for 6 weeks, with 2 training sessions per week and each training session lasting 30-45 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gulhane School of Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-24
Primary Completion
2026-03-01
Completion
2026-10-20

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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