Understanding Sports Nutrition Knowledge of High School Athletes and Influencers

Study Overview
=================
Brief Summary
-----------------
The objective of this testing is to gain a better understanding of sports nutrition knowledge in high school athletes and their influencers (coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, athletic therapists, dieticians). Since the sports nutrition knowledge of the high school athletes will be limited, nutrition behaviors will be assessed to infer knowledge of sports nutrition. The secondary objective is to determine the primary sources of nutrition knowledge in these populations.

Official Title
-----------------
Understanding Sports Nutrition Knowledge of High School Athletes and Influencers

Conditions
-----------------
Sports Nutrition

Intervention / Treatment
-----------------
* Other: Survey of sports nutrition knowledge


Participation Criteria
=================
Eligibility Criteria
-----------------
Inclusion Criteria for Athletes Participants are male or female between 14-19 years of age, inclusive. Participants must be participating on a high school varsity team, or Amateur Athletic Union, National, or State travel team. Participants must be attending high school in the United States. Participant understands what is required to complete the study and signs forms providing informed consent to complete the questionnaire Participant or legal guardian is able and willing to sign the Informed Consent Form. Inclusion Criteria for Influencers Participants must be currently coaching, or a practitioner for a high school varsity team, or an Amateur Athletic Union, National, or State, travel team of high school students aged (14-19 years). Participants must work with/at a high school in the United States. Participant understands what is required to complete the study and signs forms providing informed consent to complete the questionnaire Exclusion Criteria for Athletes Participant has a condition the Investigator believes would interfere with his or her ability to provide informed consent, which might put the individual at undue risk. Participant is pregnant. Exclusion Criteria for Influencers 1. Participant has a condition the Investigator believes would interfere with his or her ability to provide informed consent, which might put the individual at undue risk.

Ages Eligible for Study
-----------------
Minimum Age: 14 Years
Maximum Age: 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
-----------------
All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
-----------------
Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
=================
How is the study designed?
-----------------

Design Details

Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Single survey, one version for student athletes survey and another version for Influencers of student athletes
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Other: Survey for student athletes<br>15 to 20 minute online questionnaire completed using Qualtrics | Other: Survey of sports nutrition knowledge<br>* Questionnaire<br>|
| Other: Survey for influencers of student athletes<br>15 to 20 minute online questionnaire completed using Qualtrics | Other: Survey of sports nutrition knowledge<br>* Questionnaire<br>|

What is the study measuring?
-----------------
Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Better understand the level of sports nutrition knowledge of high school athletes | Measured by determining the number of respondents that score greater than 75 percent on the sports nutrition knowledge questionnaire. A higher score is better than a lower score. | To complete a one-time 15 to 20 minute online questionnaire they may access at any time using a cell phone, computer, or tablet. | 
| Better understand the level of sports nutrition knowledge of influencers of high school athletes | Measured by determining the number of respondents that score greater than 75 percent on the sports nutrition knowledge questionnaire. A higher score is better than a lower score. | To complete a one-time 15 to 20 minute online questionnaire they may access at any time using a cell phone, computer, or tablet. | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Determine the primary sources of information for sports nutrition knowledge from high school athletes | Measured by the sources if information selected in the survey. Credible sources of information would be better. | To complete a one-time 15 to 20 minute online questionnaire they may access at any time using a cell phone, computer, or tablet. | 
| Determine the primary sources of information for sports nutrition knowledge from influencers of high school athletes | Measured by the sources if information selected in the survey. Credible sources of information would be better. | To complete a one-time 15 to 20 minute online questionnaire they may access at any time using a cell phone, computer, or tablet. | 

 Terms related to the study
=================
Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
-----------------
sports nutrition, survey, nutrition knowledge