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Validation of a new tool for the assessment of study quality and reporting in exercise training studies: TESTEX

Smart, Neil A., Waldron, Mark, Ismail, Hashbullah, Giallauria, Francesco, Vigorito, Carlo, Cornelissen, Veronique, Dieberg, Gudrun·2015·International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare
DOI 10.1097/xeb.0000000000000020
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INTRODUCTION: Several established tools are available to assess study quality and reporting of randomized controlled trials; however, these tools were designed with clinical intervention trials in mind. In exercise training intervention trials some of the traditional study quality criteria, such as participant or researcher blinding, are extremely difficult to implement. METHODS: We developed the Tool for the assEssment of Study qualiTy and reporting in EXercise (TESTEX) - a study quality and reporting assessment tool, designed specifically for use in exercise training studies. Our tool is a 15-point scale (5 points for study quality and 10 points for reporting) and addresses previously unmentioned quality assessment criteria specific to exercise training studies. RESULTS: There were no systematic differences between the summated TESTEX scores of each observer [H(2)=0.392, P=0.822]. There was a significant association between the summated TESTEX scores of the three observers, with almost perfect agreement between observers 1 and 2 [intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC)=0.93, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.82-0.97, P<0.001], observers 1 and 3 (ICC= 0.96, 95% CI 0.89-0.98, P<0.001) and observers 2 and 3 (ICC=0.91, 95% CI 0.75-0.96, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The TESTEX scale is a new, reliable tool, specific to exercise scientists, that facilitates a comprehensive review of exercise training trials.

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Authors
Smart, N. A., Waldron, M., Ismail, H., Giallauria, F., Vigorito, C., Cornelissen, V., & Dieberg, G.
Affiliations
  • Federico II University Hospital (IT)
  • University of New England (AU)
Corresponding author
Smart, Neil A.
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2015-03
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
9-18
ISSN
  • 1744-1595 (ISSN-L)
  • 1744-1609
DOI
10.1097/xeb.0000000000000020
OpenAlex
W2315157830
Cited by
499
References
15
Citations by year
2026: 64 · 2025: 87 · 2024: 66 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 63 · 2021: 67 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 2
FWCI
10.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • St Mary's University Repository (ULCC) (acceptedVersion)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion)
  • RUNE (Research UNE) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Delphi Technique in Research
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
Keywords
study quality assessment, reporting quality, randomized controlled trials, observer agreement, inter-rater reliability
MeSH terms
Exercise Therapy, Humans, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Biomedical Research

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