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

• Sponsor: Swiss Paraplegic Centre Nottwil (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT04254900
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 14
• Location: 1
• Actual Duration (Months): 14
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Energy Supply; Deficiency	Other: evaluating energy availability

Detailed Description

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.

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 14 participants
• Observational Model: Cohort
• Time Perspective: Prospective
• Official Title: Energy Availability in Wheelchair Athletes
• Actual Study Start Date: Jan 1, 2019
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Mar 1, 2020
• Actual Study Completion Date: Mar 1, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Male wheelchair athletes Other	Other: 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
Female wheelchair athletes Other	Other: 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

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. energy availability [7 consecutive days during pre-season]

   energy availability = (energy intake - exercise energy expenditure) / fat-free mass. Energy intake and exercise energy expenditure are measured using a food and training diary. The fat-free mass will be measured using a DXA scan.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 60 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• athletes from a national team in wheelchair sports

Exclusion Criteria:

• unable to follow normal training routine

• unable to record diet or training

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Swiss Paraplegic Centre	Nottwil	Lucerne	Switzerland	6207

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Swiss Paraplegic Centre Nottwil

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Joelle Flueck, PhD, Swiss Paraplegic Centre

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Swiss Paraplegic Centre Nottwil
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04254900
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2018-35
• First Posted: Feb 5, 2020
• Last Update Posted: Mar 31, 2020
• Last Verified: Mar 1, 2020

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 31, 2020