Key result
The 20-m shuttle run test increases hs-cTnT in ~56% of children postexercise.
Why the study?
The study aimed to assess the effect of exercise on hs-cTnT concentrations in children and adolescents, and examine whether sex, maturational status, anthropometrics, cardiorespiratory fitness, and physical activity influence this response.
Does the 20-m shuttle run test increase hs-cTnT concentrations in healthy children and adolescents?
Population
733 children and adolescents (296 girls and 437 boys, 12.2 ± 1.7 years)
Comparison
Rest vs 3 h postexercise (20-m shuttle run test)
Design
Trial
Follow-up
3 h postexercise
Authors
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May warrant caution interpreting post-exercise hs-cTnT in children; extends adult data but leaves open mechanisms and prognostic implications.
Does the 20-m shuttle run test increase hs-cTnT concentrations in healthy children and adolescents?
The 20-m shuttle run test induces a significant but highly heterogeneous increase in hs-cTnT concentrations in healthy children and adolescents, which is only partly explained by conventional variables.
Conesa-Milian et al. (2026) studied this question. The 20-m shuttle run test increased hs-cTnT concentrations in 56.2% of 733 children, with 7.5% exceeding upper reference limits postexercise and small sex differences noted.