The Effect of a Bioactive Fabric Sleeve

Stanford University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Recovery

Treatments: Device: Control Sleeve; Device: Bioactive Sleeve

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06234202

72979

Details and patient eligibility

About

In-season pitch volume have been shown to relate to arm soreness in collegiate baseball players. Arm soreness is a common ailment following a pitching appearance due to the adaptation to soft tissue in response to a repetitive load to the throwing arm. Specifically, ongoing and accumulated fatigue and soreness to the flexor pronator mass region of the arm may be a predecessor for UCL injury. Different recovery modalities such as a bioactive fabric sleeve may give pitchers a recovery advantage throughout a baseball season. The primary purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in subjective soreness of the flexor pronator mass the day following a game pitching appearance using a sleeve with bioactive fabric which potentially improves cellular function versus a control sleeve.

Enrollment: 13 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Stanford Baseball Player

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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13 participants in 2 patient groups

Bioactive Sleeve then Control Sleeve

Experimental group

Description:

Each pitcher will be instructed to sleep with the assigned sleeve on the throwing arm after each game that he pitches

Treatment:

Device: Bioactive Sleeve

Device: Control Sleeve

Control Sleeve then Bioactive Sleeve

Experimental group

Description:

Each pitcher will be instructed to sleep with the assigned sleeve on the throwing arm after each game that he pitches

Treatment:

Device: Bioactive Sleeve

Device: Control Sleeve