Anthropometric Characteristics, Level of Physical Fitness, and Muscle Strength in Youngsters Attending School

Child Rearing Clinical Trial

Official title:

Anthropometric Parameters, Physical Fitness and Muscle Strength in School Going Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06407752
• Other study ID #: REC/RCR&AHS/23/0782
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: June 2024
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: June 2024
• Source: Riphah International University
• Contact: Imran Amjad, PhD
• Phone: 9233224390125
• Email: Imran.amjad[@]riphah.edu.pk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

It has long been believed that evaluating a child's development is essential to determining population health trends and creating effective interventions. Assessing school-age children's overall health and well-being in the 7-14 age range requires careful observation of their anthropometric metrics, physical fitness, and muscle strength. These assessments can provide insight into several physical health-related concerns during this crucial period of childhood development. Anthropometric parameters include height (in centimeters or centimeters), body mass index (BMI), skin fold measurements (which provide estimates of body fat), circumference measurements, and body weight (kg), which is typically measured in kilograms (kg).

A cross-sectional descriptive study design will be used. The goal of this research is to determine how anthropometric characteristics, physical

Description:

The participants' anthropometric parameters will be assessed both subjectively and objectively to calculate the data. Weight will be measured in kilograms using a weight machine, and height will be measured in inches using a measuring tape and converted into meters, respectively, to determine BMI. Using a measuring tape, the chest, abdomen, thigh, triceps, and supraillium are measured to determine the skin fold measurement, which determines the body fat percentage. Circumference measurements, such as those taken of the midthigh, biceps, waist, hips, and conicity index. The body mass index, conicity index, weight scale, and inch tape will be used for these measurements.

A common tool is the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The seven-day IPAQ-SF is a self-administered, scientifically validated recall questionnaire for children ages 7 to 14. The quantity of time a child spends exercising during the

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 285
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: August 15, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 7 Years to 16 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria :• The age of participants will be 7-14 years.

• Males and females will be included.

• Healthy and physically fit participants will be taken.

• Regular and enrolled students of public and private schools.

-Exclusion Criteria:

• Students with any significant past medical or surgical history will be not included in this study.

• Chronic disease or injury to the lower extremity or were on continuous medication

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Child Rearing

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Riphah international university lahore	Lahore	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Riphah International University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

References & Publications (1)

Karim A, Qaisar R. Anthropometric measurements of school-going-girls of the Punjab, Pakistan. BMC Pediatr. 2020 May 16;20(1):223. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02135-4. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Muscle strength	manual muscle testing	8 weeks