Body Composition, Growth, and Maturation of Triathletes
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Mediterranean Diet, Physical activity.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Diet Habit, Body Weight Changes. Basic parameters: 5 years — 17 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Spain
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Association of Body Composition, Growth, and Maturation Status With Physical Activity and Adherence With Mediterranean Diet in Youth Triathletes
Overview
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.
Detailed description
Triathlon is an individual, multidisciplinary and resistance sport with three stages: swimming, cycling and running, linked by two transitions. The importance of knowing body composition, eating patterns, level of physical activity and maturational state, will allow influence on training, increasing sports performance.
Regarding body composition and its relationship with performance, it has been observed that the greater the body fat, the lower the physical performance of triathletes. In each sport, athletes have different composition somatotypes. For triathlon, it is difficult to establish a specific somatotype, since it is a modality that encompasses three sports, among which the anthropometric characteristics of the athletes who practice them are not similar. In addition, since it is a relatively new category, there are not enough bibliographical references regarding anthropometry and body composition.
During biological maturation, there is an increase in the basal metabolic rate, so an optimal diet helps the growth process and improves the performance and recovery of athletes. Therefore, in the early stages of childhood and adolescence, adherence to the diet plays an important role in the acquisition of healthy lifestyles to determine an optimal state of health. The Mediterranean Diet model is associated with healthy eating habits, high levels of quality of life and physical benefits.
Interventions
- Other Mediterranean Diet
Mediterranean diet adherence - Other Physical activity
Physical activity level
Primary outcome measures
- Changes in Body Composition [Time frame: 5 years]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Physical Activity Level [Time frame: 5 years]
- Mediterranean Diet Adherence [Time frame: 5 years]
- Biological Maturation Status [Time frame: 5 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Acceptation of informed consent by parents
Exclusion criteria
- No attendance to body composition evaluation
- Reporting less than 80% of assistance to physical activity sessions reported by trainer
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Spain · 1 center
- Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Alicante. — San Vicent del Raspeig
Publications
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06534567 · UA-2021-11-17