Prevention of Energy Deficit Syndrome in Female Athletes. Molecular Mechanisms Associated With Malnutrition.

Summary

Energy Deficit Syndrome (RED-S) is the impairment of physiological functioning caused by relative energy deficiency and includes impaired metabolic rate, menstrual, endocrine, hematological, immunological, gastrointestinal, bone, psychological, developmental and cardiovascular function. Eighty-seven percent of athletes show at least one symptom related to RED-S, with a higher prevalence in women. Treatment of RED-S preferably involves a multidisciplinary team of health professionals to address the complex interaction of nutrition, training, body image and performance. The main objective is to prevent energy deficit syndrome in female athletes in the province of Alicante through different training and diet protocols using a virtual platform. A 12-week single-blind randomized clinical trial with an intervention period and a control period (RCT) is proposed. The sports federations of the most representative practices in the province of Alicante will be selected by randomized sampling. The female athletes will be randomly divided into 4 groups (control group; control group with free use of the virtual platform; intervention group with Mediterranean diet and physical exercise planning; intervention group with red fruits and physical exercise planning).

Conditions

• Female Athlete Triad
• Energy Deficit Syndrome
• Mediterranean Diet
• Red Fruits
• Antioxidative Stress
• Nutritional Disorder
• Sports Physical Therapy

Interventions

OTHER

Free use of the virtual platform.

Access to the virtual platform + general healthy eating and physical activity recommendations. The platform will allow the registration of all the evolution, monitoring of nutritional and sports patterns (with activity bracelet), as well as oxidative stress, hydration, menstrual phase and mood.

OTHER

Personalized nutritional planning based on the Mediterranean diet + physical exercise + use of mobile application.

Access to the virtual platform + nutritional planning based on the Mediterranean diet + physical activity. The platform will allow the registration of all the evolution, monitoring of nutritional and sports patterns (with activity bracelet), as well as oxidative stress, hydration, menstrual phase and mood.

OTHER

Personalized nutritional planning with an extra intake of berries + physical exercise + use of mobile application.

Access to the virtual platform + nutritional planning with an extra supply of antioxidants using red berries + physical activity. The platform will allow the registration of all the evolution, monitoring of nutritional and sports patterns (with activity bracelet), as well as oxidative stress, hydration, menstrual phase and mood.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Alicante

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-09-01

Primary Completion

2023-09-30

Completion

2023-10-30

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations