Clinical trial NCT05390346: Screening Program of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports in College Athletes
Official title: Screening Program of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports in College Athletes and Establish Diagnosis and Intervention Model
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports
Keywords: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports
Anorexia
menstrual disorder
sport injury
Lead sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
First posted: 2022-05-25
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: The investigators hope that through this study will know the prevalence of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S) and its impact on sports injuries, performance and illness among college athletes in Taiwan. And also to find an appropriate diagnosis and intervention model to take care of athletes' health and improve sports performance Taiwan's athletes in the future.

Detailed description: This project is divided into 3 steps for a period of two years. The first step (0-6 months) is expected to recruit a total of 100 college athletes from Taekwondo, judo, rhythmic gymnastics, and long-distance runners for Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S) screening. The second step (7-18 months) is targeted at athletes who have been screened for potential RED-S risk (the number is tentatively 30) in the first step.

The diagnostic tools refer to the clinical assessment of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Clinical Assessment Tool (RED-S CAT). The third stage (19-21 months) is intervention programs targeted at the athletes who are diagnosed with RED-S (the number is tentatively 20) at 2nd step. The intervention programs consist of nutrition monitoring and diet intervention. The investigators hope that through this study will know the prevalence of RED-S and its impact on sports injuries, performance and illness among college athletes in Taiwan. And also to find an appropriate diagnosis and intervention model to take care of athletes' health and improve sports performance Taiwan's athletes in the future.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* (1) agree to participant this study and sign the Informed Consent Form
* (2) college athletes in National Taiwan Sport University
* (3) over the age of 18

Exclusion Criteria:

* (1) disagree to participant or unwilling to cooperate with the screening, intervention and tracking of this study
* (2) diabetes
* (3) thyroid disease
* (4) hereditary anemia
* (5) pregnancy

Primary outcomes:
measure: Evaluate the phenomenon of low Energy Availability (low EA) among college athletes in Taiwan.
timeFrame: 0-6 months
measure: Stratification the risk category of RED-S of the college athletes by using the Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Clinical Assessment Tool (RED-S CAT).
timeFrame: 7-18 months
measure: Evaluate the improvement of energy availability (EA) after intervention with nutrition education.
timeFrame: 19-21 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Taoyuan
country: Taiwan
facility: Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
name: Yin-Chou Lin, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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