I was wondering if anyone has come across a validated tool used to
analyse the quality of original investigations in sports science? I am
finding that tools used in clinical research (e.g. Jadad and Delphi)
are not always appropriate for sports science research. I am writing
several systematic reviews and would like to rank the studies
according to study design factors such as randomisation, blindness,
power calculations for sample size etc.

Any thoughts would be very much appreciated.

Simon van Rosendal
PhD Candidate
School of Human Movement Studies
The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072
Australia
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