Scapular DyskinesisNCT04068454
Virtual Reality in Reeducation : Application to Shoulder Affections
A study testing Virtual reality device and EBM rehabilitation exercises in people with Scapular Dyskinesis and Shoulder Pain, run by University of Liege at 1 site in Belgium.
Trial summary
The objective of this study is to assess the interest and the efficiency of virtual reality in functional rehabilitation of shoulder pain and shoulder injuries. Participants will follow a 12-week rehabilitation program based either on exercises or on a program integrating virtual reality. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 60 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Scapular Dyskinesis, Shoulder Pain
- What is being tested?
- Virtual reality device and EBM rehabilitation exercises
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 12 participants
- Where
- 1 siteBelgium
- Study dates
- 1 Feb 2019to 31 Aug 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 60 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- unilateral scapular dyskinesis
- positive scapular assistance test and positive resistance test
- shoulder pain
- ability to play sport despite shoulder pain
- one or more positive tendinous tests
Who cannot join
- traumatic history of shoulder injury in the last 6 months
- surgical history at shoulder or cervical location
- scoliosis
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Use of Virtual Reality in Shoulder Reeducation : Interests and Limits.
The objective of this study is to assess the interest and the efficiency of virtual reality in functional rehabilitation of shoulder pain and shoulder injuries. Participants will follow a 12-week rehabilitation program based either on exercises or on a program integrating virtual reality. Results obtained with classical rehabilitation will be compared with the one obtained virtual reality.
Read the detailed description
Fifty people will be included in the study. Then, they were randomly separated in two groups : 25 people will do the "classical rehabilitation" and the other 25 will have a treatment with virtual reality.
Each group (virtual reality and "classical rehabilitation") is going to follow 12 weeks of rehabilitation, at a rate of 2x 30 minutes per week. In "virtual reality group", each session will be divided in two parts : 15 minutes of virtual reality exercises and 15 minutes of exercises from "classical program". Exercises suggested in the classical program have been chosen among evidence based exercises described in literature.
Before the beginning of rehabilitation sessions, participants will be assessed at the Laboratory of Human Motion Analysis of the University of Liege. At this place, EMG activity of periscapular muscles (upper trapezius, lower trapezius and serratus anterior) (Delsys Trigno) , 3D scapular kinematics (Codamotion) will be assessed on the painful side when doing shoulder elevations in sagittal and in frontal planes. Maximum isometric strength will also be assessed using handheld dynamometer (MicroFet2) in 3 different positions (SeatedU90°, SeatedU125°, Prone-v-thumbs up)
This first evaluation will be done after the 12 week of rehabilitation too, with the same method.
Participants will also have to complete Dash (Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) questionnaire 3 times during the study (at the beginning, at 6 weeks and at the end of the study). Moreover, pain score will be asked to participants at each rehabilitation session.
- Conditions
- Scapular Dyskinesis, Shoulder Pain
- Being tested
- Virtual reality device, EBM rehabilitation exercises
- Medical subject headings
- Shoulder Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Virtual reality deviceDevice
Functional exercises will be done by virtual reality group
EBM rehabilitation exercisesOther
scapular exercises will be done
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| classical rehabilitation group | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Other: EBM rehabilitation exercises |
| virtual reality group | Experimental | Not described Receives: Device: Virtual reality device |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Score of Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire
Functional ability and quality of life will be assessed using this questionnaire, with a maximal score of 100
Measured: change from baseline at 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes (4)
Shoulder pain
Shoulder pain will be assessed, with a maximum score of 10 (0= no pain and 10= maximum pain)
Measured: change from baseline at 12 weeks
EMG activity
EMG activity of upper trapezius, lower trapezius and serratus anterior will be assessed using surface EMG
Measured: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
3D scapular motion
Scapular motion will be assessed when doing elevations in sagittal and frontal planes (in loaded and unloaded conditions)
Measured: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Maximum voluntary isometric contraction
Maximum isometric strength will be assessed in 3 different positions (SeatedU90°, SeatedU125°, Prone-v-thumbs up) with handheld dynamometer
Measured: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Aug 2019
- Study start1 Feb 2019
- Primary completion30 Aug 2024
- Study completion31 Aug 2024
Why it stopped: No recruitment possible anymore
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Scapular DyskinesisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Liege
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Camille Tooth, University of Liege
- Investigators
- Camille Tooth, Principal investigator, University of Liege
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04068454
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 002
- Status last verified
- May 2026
- First submitted
- 21 Mar 2019
- Last updated
- 13 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Use of Virtual Reality in Shoulder Reeducation : Interests and Limits.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04068454
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 002
- Conditions
- Scapular Dyskinesis, Shoulder Pain
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: No recruitment possible anymore
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of LiegeUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Feb 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Aug 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Aug 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 28 Aug 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The objective of this study is to assess the interest and the efficiency of virtual reality in functional rehabilitation of shoulder pain and shoulder injuries. Participants will follow a 12-week rehabilitation program based either on exercises or on a program integrating virtual reality. Results obtained with classical rehabilitation will be compared with the one obtained virtual reality.
Detailed description
Fifty people will be included in the study. Then, they were randomly separated in two groups : 25 people will do the "classical rehabilitation" and the other 25 will have a treatment with virtual reality.
Each group (virtual reality and "classical rehabilitation") is going to follow 12 weeks of rehabilitation, at a rate of 2x 30 minutes per week. In "virtual reality group", each session will be divided in two parts : 15 minutes of virtual reality exercises and 15 minutes of exercises from "classical program". Exercises suggested in the classical program have been chosen among evidence based exercises described in literature.
Before the beginning of rehabilitation sessions, participants will be assessed at the Laboratory of Human Motion Analysis of the University of Liege. At this place, EMG activity of periscapular muscles (upper trapezius, lower trapezius and serratus anterior) (Delsys Trigno) , 3D scapular kinematics (Codamotion) will be assessed on the painful side when doing shoulder elevations in sagittal and in frontal planes. Maximum isometric strength will also be assessed using handheld dynamometer (MicroFet2) in 3 different positions (SeatedU90°, SeatedU125°, Prone-v-thumbs up)
This first evaluation will be done after the 12 week of rehabilitation too, with the same method.
Participants will also have to complete Dash (Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand) questionnaire 3 times during the study (at the beginning, at 6 weeks and at the end of the study). Moreover, pain score will be asked to participants at each rehabilitation session.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| classical rehabilitation group | Active comparator | Other: EBM rehabilitation exercises |
| virtual reality group | Experimental | Device: Virtual reality device |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 60 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- unilateral scapular dyskinesis
- positive scapular assistance test and positive resistance test
- shoulder pain
- ability to play sport despite shoulder pain
- one or more positive tendinous tests
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- traumatic history of shoulder injury in the last 6 months
- surgical history at shoulder or cervical location
- scoliosis
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual reality deviceFunctional exercises will be done by virtual reality group | Device | virtual reality group |
| EBM rehabilitation exercisesscapular exercises will be done | Other | classical rehabilitation group |
Primary outcome
Score of Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire
Time frame: change from baseline at 12 weeks
Functional ability and quality of life will be assessed using this questionnaire, with a maximal score of 100
4 secondary outcomes
Shoulder pain
Time frame: change from baseline at 12 weeks
EMG activity
Time frame: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
3D scapular motion
Time frame: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Maximum voluntary isometric contraction
Time frame: Change from baseline at 12 weeks
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: No recruitment possible anymore). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 May 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Camille Tooth principal investigator
University of Liege
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Virtual reality device and EBM rehabilitation exercises in people with Scapular Dyskinesis and Shoulder Pain, run by University of Liege at 1 site in Belgium.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Belgium. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was stopped early (reason given: No recruitment possible anymore). Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Score of Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire (time frame: change from baseline at 12 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 May 2026.