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Energy Availability in Male and Female Elite Wheelchair Athletes Over Seven Consecutive Training Days

NCT ID: NCT04254900

Last Updated: 2020-03-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

14 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-01-01

Study Completion Date

2020-03-01

Brief Summary

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Low energy availability (LEA) is a major problem in sports as athletes ingest often a lower amount of energy compared to their actual needs. The availability of energy is calculated based on their daily energy intake and the energy cost of the daily training sessions in relation to their fat-free mass. Based on this calculation, it is known how much energy will available for the body (beside the fuel for training) to keep it in optimal physiological functioning. It has been shown, that LEA occurs very often in female athletes, in endurance athletes as well as athletes in weight-sensitive sports (i.e. jockeys, combat sports, gymnastics, ballet). The purpose of this study was to investigate, whether LEA is a problem in wheelchair athletes as well.

Detailed Description

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Energy availability will be assessed over 7 consecutive training days using a dietary and training record as well as the Leisure Time PHysical Activity Questionnaire for spinal cord injury. Resting Energy expenditure will be measured as well as body composition (by a DXA) before the start of data collection.

Conditions

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Energy Supply; Deficiency

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Male wheelchair athletes

Other

evaluating energy availability

Intervention Type OTHER

energy availability will be determined by measuring energy intake, exercise energy expenditure and fat-free mass and using the following formula: energy availability = (energy intake - exercise energy expenditure) / fat-free mass

Female wheelchair athletes

Other

evaluating energy availability

Intervention Type OTHER

energy availability will be determined by measuring energy intake, exercise energy expenditure and fat-free mass and using the following formula: energy availability = (energy intake - exercise energy expenditure) / fat-free mass

Interventions

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evaluating energy availability

energy availability will be determined by measuring energy intake, exercise energy expenditure and fat-free mass and using the following formula: energy availability = (energy intake - exercise energy expenditure) / fat-free mass

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* athletes from a national team in wheelchair sports

Exclusion Criteria

* unable to follow normal training routine
* unable to record diet or training
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Joelle Flueck, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Swiss Paraplegic Centre

Locations

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Swiss Paraplegic Centre

Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Other Identifiers

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2018-35

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id