Inter and Intra-observer Reliability and Validity of the Ankle Dorsiflexion Lunge Test With a Level Laser in Healthy Teenage Athletes: a Novel Way of Measuring.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- validity of lever laser lunge test
研究概览
简要总结
The study aims to find validity and intra-inter examiner reliability of the Lever Laser Lunge Test (LLLT). This is a new way to measure ankle range of motion during weight bearing, instead of classical dorsiflexion lunge test The study wants to assume that LLLT is comparable to the traditional test but more efficient because it could be used in different settings.
To reach this goal, these two non-invasive tests will be performed to measure the amount of movement of the ankle joint in healthy teenage basketball players.
Data will be statistically compared and studied.
详细描述
The dorsiflexion lunge test or knee-to-wall test (DLT) measure the range of movement of weight bearing ankle dorsiflexion. This test is frequently used in sport setting, in order to identify ankle limitations which could lead to possible injuries or joint overloads.
DLT is a cheap and simple measurement method to assess the ankle dorsiflexion, however clinicians find possible bias that reduce the usability of this test.
In order to remove this bias, this study suggests a new measurement method carried out by a level laser to create a virtual wall (the vertical red line produced by the laser).
The study aims therefore to estimate the validity and intra-inter examiner reliability of this method, in comparison to the DLT.
The instruments used are a professional level laser and a rigid ruler. A group of male teenager basketball players from Bologna competitive sports clubs will be recruited.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 17 Years（Child）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •male teenagers basketball players enrolled in a competitive sports club;
- •teenagers whose parents have signed the privacy and consent forms.
排除标准
- •athletes who have suffered in the last 3 months of lower limb musculoskeletal disorders such as pain for more than 7 days (ankle distortion outcomes, leg/foot fractures, plantar heel pain, metatarsalgias, etc);
- •athletes who have undergone surgery on their lower limb.
结局指标
主要结局
validity of lever laser lunge test
时间窗: 1 day
the collected values will be statistically processed to identify a significant validity of the LLLT comparing to the DLT
intra-examiner reliability of lever laser lunge test
时间窗: 2 days
the collected values will be statistically processed to identify a significant intra-examiner reliability of the LLLT compared to the DLT values found in the bibliography
inter-examiner reliability of lever laser lunge test
时间窗: 2 days
the collected values will be statistically processed to identify a significant inter-examiner reliability of the LLLT compared to the DLT values found in the bibliography
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Ballardin Francesco
Clinical Professor
University of Bologna