Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:42 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:42 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03421535
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to investigate if stretching the contralateral sacroiliac (SI) joint improves GIRD in baseball players. Additionally, we aimed to compare our SI joint stretching regiment with a classically described sleeper stretch routine.
Detailed Description:
Abstract:
Background:
Glenohumeral Internal Rotational Deficit (GIRD) is a well-documented finding in throwing athletes.
Hypothesis/Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to investigate if stretching the contralateral sacroiliac (SI) joint improves GIRD in baseball players. Additionally, the effect of the SI joint stretch will be compared to that of the classically described sleeper stretch.
Study Design:
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Methods:
With the athlete supine and arm abducted 90o, internal rotation of both shoulders was measured in 23 minor league baseball players.
Next, each player randomly was assigned to either a control (sleeper stretch of dominant shoulder) or experimental (stretch of the SI joint contralateral to the dominant shoulder) group supervised by a certified athletic trainer. The players performed their own stretches.
Finally, the initial two investigators, unaware of to which group the player was assigned, re-measured the end-range internal rotation of each athlete's dominant shoulder.
Study:
NCT03421535
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03421535