Reliability of the Gyko Inertial Sensor System in Evaluating Jumping and Postural Stability Parameters in Healthy Adults

Hacettepe University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy; Assessment, Self

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06674083

E-26428519-050.99-145546 (Other Identifier)

Sakarya University of Applied

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to examine the Gyko inertial sensor system in healthy adults. In the study, jump and postural control parameters are assessed with a one-week interval. To evaluate intra-rater reliability, ICC, SEM, and MDC values will be calculated.

Full description

The Gyko inertial sensor system is a lightweight and portable device that applies protocols for assessing and monitoring joint function, muscle strength, jump, and postural stability parameters during the rehabilitation of a specific musculoskeletal region. Previous studies have evaluated the validity of Gyko in assessing vertical jump height in female sub-elite soccer players and its reliability in evaluating postural stability in healthy, non-athletic adults. However, the findings regarding both the validity and reliability of the device have been limited.

Our aim in this study is to evaluate the reliability of the Gyko inertial sensor system, an affordable and accessible tool that facilitates the assessment and monitoring of jump and postural stability parameters in healthy adults. If the study confirms the reliability of the Gyko device in evaluating these parameters, it could be used by clinicians, therapists, researchers, and/or coaches as a targeted alternative to gold standard methods for assessing jump and postural stability parameters in healthy adults.

Hypotheses:

H0: The use of the Gyko inertial sensor system is not reliable for assessing jump and postural control parameters in healthy adults.

H1: The use of the Gyko inertial sensor system is reliable for assessing jump performance in healthy adults.

H2: The use of the Gyko inertial sensor system is reliable for assessing postural control in healthy adults.

Enrollment: 55 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• being between the ages of 18 and 35
• having no balance issues (such as vertigo) that could affect assessments
• having no health problems that would interfere with understanding the assessments.

Exclusion criteria

• Having known neurological, rheumatological, or musculoskeletal system problems.

Trial design

55 participants in 1 patient group

Healthy adults

Description:

Inclusion criteria for participants are as follows: being between the ages of 18 and 30, having no balance issues (such as vertigo) that could affect assessments, and having no health problems that would interfere with understanding the assessments.