Modified 30-second chair stand test
Modified 30-second chair stand test has been studied in 1 paper since 2025: 1 observational study in people. The newest paper, Mar 1, 2025: “The Modified-30-Seconds-Chair-Stand-Test: A Practical and Reproducible Tool to Assess Muscle Strength in Acutely Ill Hospitalized Geriatric Patients”.
1 paper studies it3 findingsUpdated
“The m-30s-CST is a significant more feasible test compared to the 5t-CST (n=92; 76.1% versus 20.1%; P<0.001)”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Humans1
What did studies of Modified 30-second chair stand test find?
1Studies of Modified 30-second chair stand test measured 1 outcome; the most studied are test feasibility (1 study).
Test feasibility
upin humans1
1 study
Test feasibility
upin humans1
Modified 30-second chair stand test improves test feasibility in humans (76.1% versus 20.1%, P<0.001).
“The m-30s-CST is a significant more feasible test compared to the 5t-CST (n=92; 76.1% versus 20.1%; P<0.001)”
Human trialacutely ill hospitalized geriatric patientsn = 92
Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls
What is Modified 30-second chair stand test linked with?
2Studies link Modified 30-second chair stand test with 2 measures, most often physical function (1 study) and test-retest reliability (1).
Physical function
upin humans1
1 study
Physical function
upin humans1
Modified 30-second chair stand test predicts physical function in humans.
“The m-30s-CST has compared to HGS a significant better correlation with the ADL-BI and with the SPPB.”
Human trialacutely ill hospitalized geriatric patients
Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls
Test-retest reliability
upin humans1
1 study
Test-retest reliability
upin humans1
Modified 30-second chair stand test is associated with test-retest reliability in humans (ICC 0.954 (CI-95%:0.921-0.973; P<0.001)).
“with a intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.954 (n=59; CI-95%:0.921-0.973; P<0.001)”
Human trialacutely ill hospitalized geriatric patientsn = 59
Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls