Total training volume for the treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome: a systematic review protocol with meta-analysis

Abstract

This systematic review protocol with meta-analysis aims to verify the effects of the total volume of resistance training on pain outcomes and functional capacity in individuals with Shoulder Impingement Syndrome. This review will be developed following the steps of formulation of the research question, search for randomized clinical trials, selection of studies considering the eligibility criteria, data extraction, analysis and synthesis of evidence. The question will be based on PICOS strategy: “What total volumes of resistance training reduce pain and improve function in individuals with shoulder impingement syndrome?” Searches will be carried out in 12 databases and gray literature sources. The results will be exported to the Rayyan application so that two independent and blind reviewers can perform the exclusion of duplicates and selection of studies by reading titles and abstracts. Randomized clinical trials that analyzed the effects of resistance training in the treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome will be selected for full-text reading, of which, studies that meet the eligibility criteria will have their data extracted and submitted to narrative synthesis and, if possible, to the meta-analysis. The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) tools will be used to analyze the methodological quality and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) for the quality of the evidence.