Effect of Squat Training on Body Composition, Muscular Strength and Motor Fitness for Youth- Randamized Trial

Phase 1 Study of Child Exercise Training

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01636050

Acronym

CET

Enrollment

Registered

2012-07-10

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

2012-03-31

Last updated

2012-07-10

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Conditions

Physical Conditioning

Keywords

squat exercise

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of body mass-based squat training on body composition, muscular strength and motor fitness in adolescents.

Detailed description

Body composition Percent body fat by bioimpedance muscle thickness at the thigh anterior by ultrasound Muscle strength Maximal voluntary knee extension torque by myometer Motor fitness sprint velocity by non-motorized treadmill Jump height by a matswitch system.

Interventions

OTHERsquat exercise training

Intervention may include squat exercise for 8 weeks

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

12 Years to 15 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy adolescents

Exclusion criteria

* Participants do not have medical and orthopedic disorder.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percent body fat by bioelectrical impedance	Eight week

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
knee extension strength by myometer	eight weeks

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026