Do Common Physical Tests Predict Injury or Performance

Completed

Conditions studied: Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Injury

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01804894

Run by

High Point University

People needed

359

Starts

2013-03-01

Expected to finish

2015-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 23. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

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

You may not qualify if…

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

Where it is running

• High Point University — High Point, North Carolina, United States

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