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Name: Focusing the Shoulder or Considering the Whole-Body? A Randomized Controlled Trial on Physiotherapy Protocols for the Painful Shoulder in Volleyball Players
Creator: University of Trieste
Published: 2025-07-18
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	Clinical Trial NCT07072091 (FocusVolley) for Shoulder Pain, Volleyball Players is recruiting. See the Trial Radar Card View and AI discovery tools for all the details. Or ask anything here.

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Focusing the Shoulder or Considering the Whole-Body in Volleyball Physiotherapy (FocusVolley) 40

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Clinical Trial NCT07072091 (FocusVolley) is an interventional study for Shoulder Pain, Volleyball Players that is recruiting. It started on 20 July 2025 with plans to enroll 40 participants. Led by University of Trieste, it is expected to complete by 1 September 2025. The latest data from ClinicalTrials.gov was last updated on 14 August 2025.

Brief Summary

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 thi...Show More

Official Title

Focusing the Shoulder or Considering the Whole-Body? A Randomized Controlled Trial on Physiotherapy Protocols for the Painful Shoulder in Volleyball Players

Conditions

Shoulder PainVolleyball Players

Publications

Jones SD Jr, Safran MR. Current concepts: the hip, core and kinetic chain in the overhead athlete. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2024 Feb;33(2):450-456. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2023.10.009. Epub 2023 Nov 23.

Other Study IDs

FocusVolley
DSM_Fisio_SpallaPallavolo25

NCT ID Number

NCT07072091

Start Date (Actual)

2025-07-20

Last Update Posted

2025-08-14

Completion Date (Estimated)

2025-09

Enrollment (Estimated)

Study Type

Interventional

PHASE

N/A

Status

Recruiting

Primary Purpose

Treatment

Design Allocation

Randomized

Interventional Model

Parallel

Masking

Double

Arms / Interventions

Participant Group/Arm	Intervention/Treatment
No InterventionHealthy controls A convenience sample of healthy volleyball players for cross-sectional comparison	N/A
ExperimentalTotal body physiotherapy group Physiotherapy intervention consisting in whole body exercise and treatment	Total body physiotherapy 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.
Active ComparatorFocus shoulder group Physiotherapy intervention consisting in shoulder exercise and treatment	Focus shoulder physiotherapy 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.
OtherNo physiotherapy group No physiotherapy, only education	Education Single education session providing information about posture hygiene and proper warm-up

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Isometric strength with handheld dynamometer (Newtons)	Isometric strength during shoulder flexion, extension, external and internal rotation, bilaterally	At enrollment and at the end of treatment at 5 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
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	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	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	At enrollement and at the end of treatment after 5 weeks

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Ages

Child, Adult

Minimum Age

17 Years

Eligible Sexes

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

practicing volleyball for at least 5 years with a training volume of minimum 5 h/wk

history of previous surgical intervention or fractures on the shoulder or spine

University of Trieste

Study Responsible Party

Alex Buoite Stella, Principal Investigator, PhD, Assistant professor, University of Trieste

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1 Study Locations in 1 Countries

Italy

Trieste

University of Trieste - Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Lab, Trieste, Trieste, 34100, Italy

Alex Buoite Stella, PhD, Contact, 0039 0403996582, [email protected]

Recruiting

Focusing the Shoulder or Considering the Whole-Body in Volleyball Physiotherapy (FocusVolley) 40

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria