Do Common Physical Tests Predict Injury or Performance

Completed

• Conditions: Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Injury

• Registration Number: NCT01804894
• Lead Sponsor: High Point University

Brief Summary

Field tests are convenient, simple tests that serve as estimates of components of athletic performance like power speed, and agility. It is thought clinically, that those who do best at these tests will perform the best in their sport and/or be the least likely to get injured. The converse is also thought to be true. The objective of this study is to administer field tests to athletes at the beginning of each season and then follow athletes over several years, tracking their injuries and their performance statistics. In this way, the investigators can determine if the clinical supposition is true and that the results of field tests are associated with injury or performance

Detailed Description

11 physical performance tests were examined to determine their ability to predict injury

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-04
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-05
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Primary Completion: 2015-03
• Study Completion: 2015-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 359

Inclusion Criteria

• age18-23
• member of the university's varsity teams

Exclusion Criteria

• injured or recently injured prior to testing
• diagnosed current neurological issue
• recent (within 6 weeks) surgery where strenuous physical testing would be contraindicated

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
injury	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
performance	1 season

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

High Point University; 🇺🇸 High Point, North Carolina, United States