The Health of Competitive Fitness Athletes

NCT03007459 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 3281
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 47
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Fitness athletes emphasize the value of staying lean, muscular and defined, and motivates and inspires followers through social media. We want to study the effect of such lifestyle on selected aspects of psychological and physical health in female fitness athletes, and compare the outcomes to a healthy, physically active female population.

Conditions

Resting Metabolic Rate; Bone Mineral Density, Low, Susceptibility to; Body Image; Perfectionism; Depression; Eating Disorder; Exercise-Related Amenorrhea; Exercise Addiction; Binge Eating; Dietary Amenorrhea; Dietary Deficiency

Keywords

Body composition; Bone mineral density; Binge Eating; Eating Disorder; Exercise Dependency; Depression; Perfectionism; Body building; Drive for Muscularity; Drive for leanness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body composition

  Baseline values, change from pre-test to mid-test, and finally change from mid- to post-test, for lean body mass and fat mass, measured with Dual Xray absorptiometry (DXA)

  Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)

Secondary Outcomes (24)

• Resting Metabolic Rate

  Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)

• Bone Mineral Density

  Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)

• Perfectionism

  Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)

• Depression

  Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)

• Eating disorders

  Pre-test (3 months before contest), mid-test (2 weeks before contest) and post-test (one month post-contest)

Study Arms (2)

Female Fitness Athletes

Psychological health and physiological health of fitness athletes

Other: Psychological health; Other: Physiological health

Female, physically active Controls

Psychological health and physiological health of female controls

Other: Psychological health; Other: Physiological health

Interventions

Psychological health OTHER

Observing and measuring baseline, and changes in, psychological health through a fitness contest preparation period

Female Fitness Athletes; Female, physically active Controls

Physiological health OTHER

Observing and measuring baseline, and changes in, physiological health through a fitness contest preparation period

Female Fitness Athletes; Female, physically active Controls

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Female, fitness athletes are being recruited through social media, Fitness team leaders and the Norwegian national federation for Bodybuilding and Fitness. Physically active, female controls are being recruited through social media, training facilities and through colleagues at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Norwegian School of Sport Sciences: lead
• National Dairy Council: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Norwegian School of Sports Sciences

Oslo, 0806, Norway

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Mathisen TF, Engen KM, Sundgot-Borgen J, Stensrud T. Evaluation of a short protocol for indirect calorimetry in females with eating disorders and healthy controls. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2017 Dec;22:28-35. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2017.09.003. Epub 2017 Oct 5.

  PMID: 29415831 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Bulimia; Malnutrition

Interventions

Mental Health

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders; Hyperphagia; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health; Population Characteristics

Study Officials

• Jorunn K Sundgot-Borgen, Professor

  Professor

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 24, 2016
• First Posted: January 2, 2017
• Study Start: November 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2017
• Study Completion: December 1, 2017
• Last Updated: March 29, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NO (1)