Effects of Rotator Cuff Drills Versus Progressive Resistance Exercises on Chronic Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
RecruitingNot applicableNCT07726030
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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)
A single-blinded randomized clinical trial was conducted with 30 male overhead athletes (17-35 years) recruited from cricket clubs and sports complexes in Faisalabad. Participants were randomized into Group A (rotator cuff drills: plyometric medicine ball throws, wall dribbles) or Group B (PREs: resistance band exercises with progressive loading). Both groups underwent 12-week interventions (3 sessions/week) following the FIIT principle (Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type), preceded by a standardized 20-minute warm-up. Outcomes were assessed using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST), and Upper Limb Rotation Test (ULRT) at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks. Data were analyzed using SPSS v24, with statistical significance set at \*p\* ≤ 0.05. Descriptive statistics (mean, SD) summarized continuous variables, while frequencies/percentages described categorical data. Normality was confirmed via Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Between-group differences were analyzed using independent \*t\*-tests, and within-group changes via paired \*t\*-tests. The study's rigorous blinding and standardized protocols minimized bias, ensuring robust comparisons between interventions.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Rotator Cuff Drills Versus Progressive Resistance Exercises on Pain, Stability and Functional Performance Among Overhead Athletes With Chronic Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
- Conditions
- Rotator Cuff Tendinosis
- Interventions
- Other: Rotator cuff Drills
- Other: Progressive resistance exercises
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Start date
- 2025-10-15
- Primary completion
- 2026-10
- Sex
- Male
- Age range
- from 17 Years to 35 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Pakistan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria * Professional male overhead athletes aged 17-35 years * Male overhead athletes playing competitive sports like volleyball, tennis, baseball, cricket, swimming, badminton, and basketball for at least 6 hours a week. Painful arc of movement during flexion or abduction. * Positive Neer's or Kennedy-Hawkins test Exclusion Criteria: * Had a previous shoulder surgery. * Trauma history. Corticosteroid injection within the previous 6 weeks * Other injuries rather than Rotator cuff tendinopathy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07726030