Resistance Training for Patients With Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders and Shoulder Symptoms: a Feasibility Study
CompletedNot applicableNCT03547570
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) is a recent diagnosis that covers joint hypermobility with one or more secondary symptomatic musculoskeletal manifestations. Current clinical management of this population with shoulder symptoms is a non-standardized combination of physiotherapy modalities including exercise prescription. There is evidence suggesting that progressive heavy resistance training increases muscle strength and tendon stiffness, which may be valuable for treatment of this population. The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of progressive heavy shoulder resistance training (PHSRT) for adults with HSD and shoulder symptoms.
Study details
- Official title
- Progressive Heavy Shoulder Resistance Training for Patients With Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders and Shoulder Symptoms: a Feasibility Study
- Conditions
- Hypermobility Syndrome Shoulder
- Shoulder Pain Chronic
- Interventions
- Other: Progressive heavy shoulder resistance training
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
- Collaborators
- Esbjerg Municipality; Region of Southern Denmark; The Danish Rheumatism Association
- Start date
- 2018-05-04
- Primary completion
- 2018-11-06
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Denmark
- Total sites listed
- 3
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women aged 18 - 65 * Generalized HSD (G-HSD) defined with Beighton score cut-off ≥ 5 for women up to the age of 50 years and ≥ 4 for those above 50 years and all men \[21, 22\] or historical HSD (H-HSD) if the Beighton score was 1 point below the age and sex-specific cut-off AND the five-part questionnaire (5PQ) was positive (= at least two positive items). In patients with acquired joint limitations (past surgery, wheelchair, amputations) affecting the Beighton score calculation, the assessment of GJH only included a positive 5 part-questionnaire. * Present with one or more secondary symptomatic musculoskeletal manifestations, defined as either musculoskeletal pain in minimum one shoulder for at least three months or recurrent joint dislocations or joint instability without a reported history of trauma defined as: a) minimum three atraumatic dislocations in same shoulder or minimum two atraumatic dislocations in two different joints (minimum one in the shoulder) occurring at different times, or b) medical confirmation of joint instability in minimum two joints (minimum one in the shoulder) not related to trauma. Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically suspected referred pain from the cervical spine * Systemic rheumatic diseases (e.g. Marfans, Stickler's or Loeys Dietz syndromes) * Neurological diseases * Pregnancy or childbirth within the latest year * Shoulder surgery within the past year * Inability to speak and understand Danish.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03547570