Shoulder Rotational Flexibility and Throwing Arm Injuries of Baseball Pitchers

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University of Florida Major League Baseball
Information provided by:	University of Florida
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00631826

Purpose

The evaluation of any relationship between the rotational resistance of the shoulder and shoulder flexibility with throwing arm injuries in professional and college level pitchers.

Condition
Shoulder Injuries Shoulder Flexibility Rotational Resistance of Shoulder

MedlinePlus related topics: Arm Injuries and Disorders

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Prospective
Official Title:	Shoulder Internal/External Rotational Flexibility is Related to Throwing Arm Injuries in Professional Baseball Players

Further study details as provided by University of Florida:

Study Start Date:	October 2007
Study Completion Date:	December 2007
Primary Completion Date:	December 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 40 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Currently competing
Healthy pitching arm

Exclusion Criteria:

Inactive status
Previous injury

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00631826

Locations

United States, Florida
UF&Shands Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32611

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Florida

Major League Baseball

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Nigel Zheng, PhD

UF Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	50-2007
Study First Received:	February 29, 2008
Last Updated:	May 19, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00631826
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Florida:

Shoulder
Injuries
Flexiblity
Rotational resistance

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Wounds and Injuries
Disorders of Environmental Origin
Arm Injuries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009