Effect of Resistance Training on Jump Landing Mechanics in Young Female Athletes

University of Manitoba

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

Treatments: Other: Arm training; Other: Leg training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02043275

#E2013:015

CIHR

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if jump landing mechanics in young female athletes can be improved with a resistance training intervention.

Full description

After initial baseline testing, athletes were randomly selected to receive upper body (control group) or lower body (intervention group) resistance training. Athletes attended supervised training sessions twice per week for 12 weeks, after which they were re-tested.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 10 to 14 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• at least one year experience playing organized sports

Exclusion criteria

• previous experience with resistance training
• any injury with a pain level of more than 3/10 on VAS
• any health condition that would preclude them from completing the training or testing
• previous experience using a Biodex dynamometer

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Leg training

Experimental group

Description:

Lower body resistance training only

Treatment:

Other: Leg training

Arm training

Active Comparator group

Description:

Upper body resistance training only

Treatment:

Other: Arm training