Body Surface Area Prediction Impacts on Ventricular Dilatation Prevalence

NCT ID: NCT06939205

Last Updated: 2025-04-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 400 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-12-31

Brief Summary

The goals of this observational study are to investigate the accuracy of different predictive equations for body surface area (BSA) estimation and to evaluate the impact of different BSA normalizations on ventricular dilatation prevalence in youth soccer players. Two convenience samples of young soccer players of both genders will be recruited. Acquisition of optical images (for the players of the first sample), two-dimensional echocardiographic assessment (for the players of the second sample), and weight and height measurements (for the players of both samples) will be performed. BSA estimates will be derived from optical images (for the players of the first sample) and from ten different predictive equations obtained from the literature (for the players of both samples). Comparisons between optical imaging - derived BSA and BSA estimates obtained with the ten predictive equations will be performed for the players of the first sample. Absolute and relative values of different echocardiographic variables will be considered for the players of the second sample to assess the ventricular dilatation prevalence.

Conditions

Cardiomyopathies

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

Assessment of body surface area and assessment ventricular dilatation prevalence

Estimation of body surface area and quantification of absolute and relative values of echocardiographic variables

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• healthy subjects
• regular sports participation

Exclusion Criteria

• athletic heart syndrome

• Minimum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Turin, Italy

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Marco Alessandro Minetto

Full Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Marco Alessandro Minetto

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Turin, Italy

Locations

University of Turin

Torino, , Italy

Countries

Italy

Other Identifiers

UniTO&JMedBSAstudy

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id