Body Composition, Growth, and Maturation of Triathletes

NCT06534567 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: UA-2021-11-17
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to determine if physical activity and the adherence to a Mediterranean diet have a relationship with body composition, growth, and maturation status in youth triathletes. The main question it aims to answer is: • Is body composition (fat and muscle) determined primarily by growth and biological maturation or by physical activity and the Mediterranean diet in youth triathletes? Participants already have been evaluated in body composition, mediterranean diet adherence and practical of physical activity during 3 years.

Conditions

Diet Habit; Body Weight Changes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in Body Composition

  Change in body composition (fat mass and muscle mass) by anthropometric evaluation

  5 years

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Physical Activity Level

  5 years

• Mediterranean Diet Adherence

  5 years

• Biological Maturation Status

  5 years

Study Arms (2)

Male

Young male triathletes

Other: Mediterranean Diet; Other: Physical activity

Female

Young female triathletes

Other: Mediterranean Diet; Other: Physical activity

Interventions

Mediterranean Diet OTHER

Mediterranean diet adherence

Female; Male

Physical activity OTHER

Physical activity level

Female; Male

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Young triathletes belonging to the ADESAVI triathlon club from the city of San Vicente del Raspeig (Spain)

You may qualify if:

• Acceptation of informed consent by parents

You may not qualify if:

• No attendance to body composition evaluation
• Reporting less than 80% of assistance to physical activity sessions reported by trainer

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Alicante: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Alicante.

San Vicent del Raspeig, Alicante, 30690, Spain

RECRUITING

Related Publications (5)

• Romero-Garcia D, Esparza-Ros F, Pico Garcia M, Martinez-Sanz JM, Vaquero-Cristobal R. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet, kinanthropometric characteristics and physical performance of young male handball players. PeerJ. 2022 Dec 1;10:e14329. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14329. eCollection 2022.

  PMID: 36518299 BACKGROUND

• Albaladejo-Saura M, Vaquero-Cristobal R, Garcia-Roca JA, Esparza-Ros F. Influence of biological maturation status on selected anthropometric and physical fitness variables in adolescent male volleyball players. PeerJ. 2022 Apr 5;10:e13216. doi: 10.7717/peerj.13216. eCollection 2022.

  PMID: 35402095 BACKGROUND

• Albaladejo-Saura M, Vaquero-Cristobal R, Gonzalez-Galvez N, Esparza-Ros F. Relationship between Biological Maturation, Physical Fitness, and Kinanthropometric Variables of Young Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 5;18(1):328. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010328.

  PMID: 33466291 BACKGROUND

• Mirwald RL, Baxter-Jones AD, Bailey DA, Beunen GP. An assessment of maturity from anthropometric measurements. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2002 Apr;34(4):689-94. doi: 10.1097/00005768-200204000-00020.

  PMID: 11932580 BACKGROUND

• Moran J, Sandercock G, Rumpf MC, Parry DA. Variation in Responses to Sprint Training in Male Youth Athletes: A Meta-analysis. Int J Sports Med. 2017 Jan;38(1):1-11. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-111439. Epub 2016 Oct 28.

  PMID: 27793062 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior; Body Weight Changes

Interventions

Diet, Mediterranean; Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diet, Plant-Based; Diet Therapy; Nutrition Therapy; Therapeutics; Diet; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor. Director of the Research Group on Applied Dietetics, Nutrition and Body Composition. Nursing Department. Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Alicante.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 30, 2024
• First Posted: August 2, 2024
• Study Start: November 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2021
• Study Completion: November 30, 2025
• Last Updated: August 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)