'The Actual and Perceived Levels of Physical Fitness and Lifestyle Habits in University of Malta Students'

NCT04775433 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: UniMalta
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 384
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The ultimate goal for every health-care system is to have a healthy population by maintaining good physical fitness levels and lifestyle habits, including regular physical activity, good sleep quality, smoking and alcohol abstinence. The main components of physical fitness include body composition, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and cardiovascular endurance. National research based on actual and perceived physical fitness levels in University of Malta (UM) students where both physical and non-physical testing are included, is lacking. Also, to the knowledge of the researcher, no such research investigated the relationship between the actual and perceived levels of physical fitness with lifestyle habits (smoking, alcohol consumption and sleep). This study aims to investigate the correlation between the actual and perceived levels of physical fitness (body composition, cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance and flexibility) by physical and non-physical testing, the correlation between lifestyle patterns (smoking, alcohol consumption and sleep.

Conditions

Physical Fitness; Lifestyle, Healthy

Keywords

perceived,; physical fitness; lifestyle habits; alcohol consumption; sleep; tobacco smoking

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (13)

• Alcohol Consumption

  Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

• Tobacco Smoking

  Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

• Sleeping Pattern and Quality

  Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

• Perceived Physical Fitness

  Self-perceived fitness Questionnaire

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

• Physical Fitness- Body Composition

  Waist Circumference

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

• Physical Fitness- Body Composition

  Body Mass Index

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

• Physical Fitness- Flexibility

  Modified Sit and Reach Test

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

• Physical Fitness- Flexibility

  Back Scratch Test

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

• Physical Fitness- Muscular strength and endurance

  Squats until fatigue

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

• Physical Fitness- Muscular strength and endurance

  Push-Ups until fatigue

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

• Physical Fitness- Cardiovascular Endurance

  Resting Heart Rate (RHR)

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

• Physical Fitness- Cardiovascular Endurance

  Blood Pressure (BP)

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

• Physical Fitness- Cardiovascular Endurance

  3 Minute Step Test

  through study completion, an average of 1 year.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All university of Malta students, both males and females, and aged between 18-30 years, shall be invited to participate.

You may qualify if:

• all students aged between 18-30 years, and enrolled within the University of Malta in 2021-2022

You may not qualify if:

• Participants who underwent any orthopaedic surgery/trauma in the previous two years or who suffer from hereditary diseases that may lead to movement restrictions, compromised muscular strength, endurance or flexibility, since any of these may limit generalisability of results.
• Participants who are taking medications that cause tachycardia, suffer from resting angina, uncontrolled respiratory conditions, diabetes and high blood pressure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Malta: lead

Study Sites (1)

Exercise Lab, Physiotherapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Mater Dei Hospital

Msida, Malta

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking; Tobacco Smoking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Drinking Behavior; Behavior; Smoking; Tobacco Use

Central Study Contacts

MaryGrace Grima, B.Sc (Hons)

CONTACT

0035679095149; mary.g.grima.14@um.edu.mt

Tonio Agius, PhD

CONTACT

0035623401821; tonio.p.agius@um.edu.mt

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, Physiotherapy Clinician

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 8, 2021
• First Posted: March 1, 2021
• Study Start: March 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2022
• Study Completion: May 30, 2023
• Last Updated: May 5, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

MA (1)