Clinical trial NCT05707455: Hematological Factors and Iron Status in Aerobic Versus Anaerobic Training in Athletic Females
Official title: Hematological Factors and Iron Status in Aerobic Versus Anaerobic Training in Athletic Females: An Observational Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Sports Anemia
Keywords: Hematological factors
iron status
aerobic
anaerobic
athletic females
adolescence
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-02-01
Enrollment: 25
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 16
Maximum age (years): 19
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: They were chosen via advertisement in local Cairo clubs.

Brief summary: This study aimed to evaluate the hematological factors and iron status in aerobic versus anaerobic training in athletic females.

Detailed description: In both the short and long term, physical training causes iron status deterioration in sporty females. Nonetheless, little is known about the effect of different forms of exercise (aerobic versus anaerobic) on haematological variables and iron status in sporty females during adolescence. As a result, the purpose of this study was to compare the haematological variables and iron status in aerobic versus anaerobic exercise in adolescent female athletes. Another goal was to compare aerobic and anaerobic groups in terms of iron status classifications, such as normal iron status, iron deficiency with or without anaemia.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Healthy, virginal, nonsmoker, female athletes.
* Age from 16 to 19 years.
* Body mass index \< 25 kg/m2.
* Having the same socio-economic level.
* Following a normal balanced nutrition.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Using any medical or hormonal therapy that might influence the iron status.
* Vegetarian athletes.
* Having menorrhagia or amenorrhea.
* Chronic inflammatory condition or existing infection.
* Diabetic, hypertensive or cardiac athletes.
* Haematological disease (with the exception of iron deficiency with or without anaemia).
* Having transfusion of blood.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Assessment of hemoglobin (Hb)
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Assessment of hematocrit (Hct)
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Assessment of red blood cell (RBC) count
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Assessment of mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Assessment of mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC)
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Assessment of serum transferrin
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Assessment of serum ferritin
timeFrame: 2 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Anthropometric measures
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Assessment of participation age to sport
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Assessment of number of hours of training per week
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: Assessment of training experience
timeFrame: 2 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Cairo
country: Egypt
facility: Local clubs
Study officials:
affiliation: Physical Therapy for Woman's Health, Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
name: Doaa A Osman, Assis. Prof.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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