The Health of Competitive Fitness Athletes

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• Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
• Main ID: NCT03007459
• Date of registration: 24/12/2016
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
• Public title: The Health of Competitive Fitness Athletes
• Scientific title: The Health of Competitive Fitness Athletes, a Cohort Study of Female Fitness Athletes and Physical Active Control's During and After Three Months of Fitness Contest Dieting
• Date of first enrolment: November 2016
• Target sample size: 47
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03007459
• Study type: Observational

Countries of recruitment

Norway

Contacts

• Name: Jorunn K Sundgot-Borgen, Professor
• Affiliation: Professor

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Fitness athletes: planning to compete in fitness sport during spring or fall 2017

- Controls: being regular physically active (exercise >2 times/week during last year)
with a BMI between 17,5-30

Exclusion Criteria:

- Controls: having competed in fitness sports previously or planning to do in the
future, or working as a personal trainer.

- Not able to meet at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences for baseline and follow up
screenings.

- Being pregnant or nursing

- Metabolic related diseases



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 40 Years
Gender: Female

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Perfectionism

Eating Disorder

Body Image

Exercise-Related Amenorrhea

Bone Mineral Density, Low, Susceptibility to

Dietary Amenorrhea

Binge Eating

Dietary Deficiency

Exercise Addiction

Depression

Resting Metabolic Rate

Intervention(s)

Other: Psychological health

Other: Physiological health

Primary Outcome(s)

Body composition [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Secondary Outcome(s)

Dietary intake, weighed diet registration [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Body Weight, history [Time Frame: Retrospective]

Dietary Supplements [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest), and each 2nd week during the 3 month contest dieting period (between pre-test and mid-test)]

Drive for Leanness [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Drive for Muscularity [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Depression [Time Frame: Each 2nd week during the 3 month contest dieting period (between pre-test and mid-test)]

Menstrual Status, self-reported [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Eating behavior; restrictive eating and sensation of hunger [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Menstrual cycle, self reported [Time Frame: Each 2nd week during the 3 month contest dieting period (between pre-test and mid-test)]

Resting Metabolic Rate [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Bone Mineral Density [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Dietary intake, 24-hour recall interview [Time Frame: Each 2nd week during the 3 month contest dieting period (between pre-test and mid-test)]

Eating disorders, history [Time Frame: Retrospective]

Exercise dependency [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Perfectionism [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Eating behavior; binge eating [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Eating behavior; binge eating behavior [Time Frame: Each 2nd week during the 3 month contest dieting period (between pre-test and mid-test)]

Eating disordered behavior [Time Frame: Each 2nd week during the 3 month contest dieting period (between pre-test and mid-test)]

Training volume, self reported [Time Frame: Each 2nd week during the 3 month contest dieting period (between pre-test and mid-test)]

Training history, self reported [Time Frame: Retrospective]

Depression [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Eating behavior; restrictive eating and sensation of hunger [Time Frame: Each 2nd week during the 3 month contest dieting period (between pre-test and mid-test)]

Eating disorders [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Reason for Exercise [Time Frame: Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)]

Secondary ID(s)

3281

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors

Secondary Sponsor(s)

National Dairy Council