Exercising your good arm to protect muscle during elbow immobilization after shoulder surgery

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized interventional study enrolls adults scheduled for shoulder surgery who will require 4–6 weeks of elbow immobilization and collects baseline strength, muscle size, and functional measures before surgery. After surgery, participants are randomized to standard care, eccentric contralateral training, or concentric contralateral training performed three times per week on the non‑immobilized arm during the immobilization period. Outcomes are measured at the end of immobilization, and at 6 and 17 weeks post‑immobilization, with primary endpoints including elbow flexor/extensor strength and muscle cross‑sectional area and secondary endpoints including arm circumference, grip strength, and patient‑reported function.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult patient (≥ 18 years old) undergoing shoulder surgery (i.e., Bankart procedure, rotator cuff repair, arthroplasty)
* With an indication for immobilization, expected to last 4 to 6 weeks
* Free from any neurological pathology
* Having provided their informed consent before any participation in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a medical contraindication to the practice of physical and sports activities
* Presenting an expected modification of their physical activity of the non-immobilized limb
* Having suffered an injury to the upper limbs in the last 6 months
* Having already undergone surgery on the upper limbs
* Pregnant, parturient, and breastfeeding women
* Presenting a medically established alteration of their cognitive functions
* Subject under guardianship, curatorship, family empowerment, or judicial safeguard
* Not affiliated or beneficiary of health insurance coverage
* Any other reason that, in the investigator's opinion, could interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives

Where it's running

• Hôpital National d'Instruction des Armées Sainte-Anne
  Toulon, Var, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Magali Cesana
• Email: magali.cesana@ch-toulon.fr
• Phone: 04 83 77 20 60

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.