Determining the reliability and validity of two measures of lower body muscular fitness for adolescents
Not Applicable
Terminated
- Conditions
- muscular fitnessMusculoskeletal - Normal musculoskeletal and cartilage development and functionPublic Health - Health promotion/education
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12622001526763
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Newcastle
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped early
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Inclusion Criteria
Year 10 students
Healthy population
Exclusion Criteria
Physical disabilities preventing jumping
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Test-retest reliability of the 30-second sit-to-stand squat test and standing long jump test will be assessed using the Intraclass correlation coefficient and rank order repeatability statistics[Comparison between tests completed on the day of enrolment and at 7 days post-enrolment. The primary time point is day 7. ];Construct validity of the 30 second sit to stand squat test assessed by comparison to the current gold standard standing long jump test using factor analysis. [Comparison between tests completed on the day of enrolment and at 7 days post-enrolment. The primary time point is day 7. ]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcome of this study was to determine if when performance in the sit to stand test was combined with height and weight could predict scores in the standing long jump.[Comparison between tests completed on the day of enrolment and at 7 days post-enrolment.]