NCT02043275

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

Effect of a Resistance Training Program on the Jump Landing Biomechanics of Young Female Athletes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Manitoba · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 10 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Leg training	Lower body resistance training twice per week for one hour each time.
OTHER	Arm training	Upper body resistance training twice per week for one hour each time.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2014-01-23
• Last updated: 2014-01-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada