An observational study in Diet Habit and Body Weight Changes, sponsored by University of Alicante. Recruiting at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 5 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-05.
Sponsored by University of Alicante · Observational
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:
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.
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Young triathletes belonging to the ADESAVI triathlon club from the city of San Vicente del Raspeig (Spain)
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Young male triathletes
Other: Mediterranean Diet · Other: Physical activity
Young female triathletes
Other: Mediterranean Diet · Other: Physical activity
Mediterranean diet adherence
Physical activity level
Changes in Body Composition
Change in body composition (fat mass and muscle mass) by anthropometric evaluation
Time frame: 5 years
Physical Activity Level
Low, moderate or high
Time frame: 5 years
Mediterranean Diet Adherence
Low, moderate or high
Time frame: 5 years
Biological Maturation Status
early, average or late maturers
Time frame: 5 years
Plan to share: No — The data are available from the authors on request from the IP JMMS (josemiguel.ms@ua.es).
Ran from Nov 2021 to primary completion in Nov 2021, 0 months.
Of 100 non-industry observational studies under Feeding Behavior, half reached primary completion within 25 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 62. This study's 0 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 101 studies reached it within 24 months; a quarter within 8 and three quarters within 62.
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