Exploring the Association of Sport Nutrition Knowledge and Self-reported Physique Concerns on Eating Behaviours in Elite Athletes Receiving Individualized Sport Nutrition Support

NCT05709639 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 22-08-103
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) syndrome is common in high performance sports, and it impairs athletes' performance and health. The condition is caused by low energy availability (LEA). This means that the body does not have enough energy, after fuelling exercise, to support normal body functions. LEA weakens the structure of bone tissue and increases the risk of bone injuries, lowers your immune function, and increases risk of illnesses, lowers your metabolism, reduces reproductive hormones, and impairs muscle function. More people are investigating the use of nutrition education programs and individualized nutrition support to improve nutrition knowledge and eating habits in elite athletes. Because the results from available studies look promising, more professionals are examining the effectiveness of different nutrition intervention strategies to improve energy and nutrient intake in athletes. At this point, we do not know if athletes who have higher nutrition knowledge have better eating habits to lower the risk of LEA. Moreover, we do not know what nutrition interventions are useful to improve food intake in athletes who do not eat enough calories for exercise. With this study we hope to learn if individualized counselling in sport nutrition is associated with changes in eating habits and sport nutrition knowledge in elite athletes to enhance energy availability. It will also teach us if other factors are important to consider when relying on individualized sport nutrition counselling to lower the risk of LEA. Main Aim: Investigate the differences in individualized nutrition counselling characteristics, sport nutrition knowledge and self-reported body weight and shape concerns between high and low eating behaviour change responders among tier 4 and 5 elite athletes. Hypothesis: It is hypothesized that self-reported body weight and shape concerns will be negatively associated, and nutrition knowledge will be positively associated with changes in energy and carbohydrate intake in athletes receiving individualized nutrition counselling for 12 weeks.

Conditions

Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Nutrition knowledge

  PEAK-NQ

  12 weeks

• Change in carbohydrate intake

  Food Record

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in food frequency intake of carbohydrate rich foods

  12 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Responder

EXPERIMENTAL

Increased carbohydrate intake (top 50%) vs moderate to regression in carbohydrate intake (lower 50%)

Other: Individualized counselling in nutrition

Interventions

Individualized counselling in nutrition OTHER

Individualized counselling in nutrition - collaborate on a nutrition plan

Also known as: Nutrition Intervention

Responder

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Over 18 years of age
• Active to participate in training and competition
• Able-bodied sport program
• Having given informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire 6.0 total score \> 2.50 (women) and \> 1.68 (male)
• Unable to understand spoken and written English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• McGill University: lead
• Institut National du Sport du Quebec: collaborator
• University of Sydney: collaborator
• McMaster University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, H9X 3V9, Canada

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Interventions

Nutritional Status; Diet Therapy

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena; Health Status; Demography; Population Characteristics; Nutrition Therapy; Therapeutics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 24, 2023
• First Posted: February 2, 2023
• Study Start: June 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2024
• Study Completion: April 30, 2024
• Last Updated: December 6, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Locations

CA (1)