Clinical trial NCT06025656: Assessment of the Reliability and Validity of the Leg Lateral Reach Test in Adolescent Tennis Players
Official title: Assessment of the Reliability and Validity of the Leg Lateral Reach Test to Measure Thoraco-Lumbo-Pelvic Rotation in Adolescent Tennis Players
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Trunk Injury
Mobility Limitation
Spine Injury
Athletic Injuries
Keywords: Spine
Leg lateral reach test
Range of motion
Tennis player
Low Back Pain
Mobility
Lead sponsor: Gazi University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-09-06
Enrollment: 24
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 11
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose: DIAGNOSTIC

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Leg Lateral Reach Test to measure thoraco-lumbo-pelvic segment mobility in adolescent tennis players. The fact that the test is valid and reliable for tennis players will contribute to monitoring trunk rotation flexibility in athletes, comparing them bilaterally, and revealing the exercise training necessary to improve performance.

Detailed description: Tennis is a sport characterized by coordinated, repetitive, and rotational movements along the kinetic chain. Ineffective use of the trunk segment to generate rotational momentum is thought to increase the load on the upper extremity. Limited trunk rotation flexibility can cause abnormal trunk motion patterns, resulting in lower back injuries and pain as well as upper extremity injuries in throwing athletes. Therefore, assessment of trunk flexibility in athletes who perform repetitive trunk rotations, such as tennis players, is critical for effective rehabilitation and prevention of sports injuries.

The Leg Lateral Reach Test was developed to measure the rotation of the thoraco-lumbo-pelvic segment and was found to be valid and reliable in physically active, healthy individuals. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Leg Lateral Reach Test to measure thoraco-lumbo-pelvic segment mobility in adolescent tennis players. The fact that the test is valid and reliable for tennis players will contribute to monitoring trunk rotation flexibility in athletes, comparing them bilaterally, and revealing the exercise training necessary to improve performance.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adolescent tennis players

Exclusion Criteria:

* Athletes with a history of musculoskeletal injury or surgery in the last year that would prevent the tests from being performed
* Athletes who feel pain in the trunk and lower extremities during the tests

Primary outcomes:
measure: Leg Lateral Reach Test-1
timeFrame: first day
measure: Leg Lateral Reach Test-2
timeFrame: first day
measure: Leg Lateral Reach Test-3
timeFrame: 5-7 days after
measure: Leg Lateral Reach Test-4
timeFrame: 5-7 days after
measure: Seated Rotation Test
timeFrame: first day
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Gazi University
Study officials:
affiliation: Gazi University
name: Zeynep Hazar
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Gazi University
name: Elif Aygün Polat
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Gazi University
name: Sevim Beyza Ölmez
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Pontes-Silva A, Avila MA, de Araujo ADS, Penha TFC, Takahasi HY, Bassi-Dibai D, Dibai-Filho AV. Assessment of the Reliability of the Leg Lateral Reach Test to Measure Thoraco-Lumbo-Pelvic Rotation in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2021 Sep;44(7):566-572. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2021.12.001.
citation: Kim SH, Kwon OY, Park KN, Hwang UJ. Leg lateral reach test: The reliability and correlation with thoraco-lumbo-pelvic rotation range. J Sci Med Sport. 2017 Jan;20(1):2-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.04.006. Epub 2016 May 2.