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Crossed Education in Relation to Muscle Mass in Patients Operated of Clavicular Fracture
Sponsor: Universidad de La Frontera
Summary
The immobilization process after an operation or injury in the upper extremity causes a loss of muscle mass and strength of 0.2% and 1.3% per day, respectively. Currently, the use of cross-education, which is unilateral training in the uninjured limb, during the immobilization period, is expanding, demonstrating a magnitude of strength gain in the immobilized limb from 8% to 77% of the mean of strength of the trained limb. Despite the evidenced benefits of cross-education in unilateral injuries such as distal radius fracture, anterior cruciate ligament injury, and knee replacement, very little is known about this effect in shoulder immobilization after clavicle fracture.
Official title: Cross-education by Unilateral Resistance Training Preserves Skeletal Muscle Mass and Strength During Immobilization in Patients Undergoing Clavicle Fracture Surgery. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - 40 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
19
Start Date
2023-10-19
Completion Date
2025-12-20
Last Updated
2026-06-04
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
concentric-eccentric strength training
Concentric-eccentric strength cross training in a 8-week immobilization period + 8-week standard kinesic therapy (2 times a week)
standard physical therapy
Following the immobilization, participants initiated a standardized physiotherapy program conducted two to three times per week (9 sessions). All sessions were supervised by a physiotherapist experienced in musculoskeletal rehabilitation.
Locations (1)
Universidad de La Frontera
Temuco, IX Región de La Araucanía, Chile