Clinical trial NCT05348798: Personality Traits and Exercise Addiction in Ultra Endurance Athletes
Official title: Assessment of Personality Traits Associated With Exercise Addiction in Ultra Endurance Athletes
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Exercise Addiction
Lead sponsor: University Hospital, Caen
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: INSERM UMR U1075 Comète GIP Cyceron, unicaen, Caen Normandie
First posted: 2022-04-27
Enrollment: 300
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: All ultra endurance athletes who volunteered to participate in the survey

Brief summary: Ultra endurance sports (events exceeding 6 hours) is becoming increasingly popular and Exercise Addiction (EA) is frequent in this type of sports, which are characterized by very high training volume. However, little is known about the personality traits of athletes who are more likely to develop EA. This study aims to assess the personality traits associated with EA in ultra endurance athletes. We designed a cross sectional study. Participants have to fill a web-based questionnaire including the Big Five Personality Test for assessing the personality traits and the Exercise Dependence Scale-Revised (EDS-R) for assessing EA. Also they have to fill a personal question about demographics (age, gender, work), sport practice and eating habits. A minimum sample size of 300 participants is expected. Statistical analyses will test the association between personality traits and the presence (or absence) of EA according to the EDS-R. Secondary analysis will test the association between the type of sport (running, cycling, triathlon, swimming), the volume of sport practice and the presence of eating disorders and EA.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* athletes participating in ultra endurance sport events (exceeding 6 hours) in running/trail, cycling, swimming, Nordic skiing
* individuals who volunteered to participate in the study
* individuals with access to internet
* Individuals reading French

Exclusion Criteria:

* individuals not meeting the inclusion criterias
* individuals who did not participate in an ultra endurance event in the previous year

Primary outcomes:
measure: Exercise Addiction
timeFrame: One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months
measure: Personality traits
timeFrame: One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Demographics
timeFrame: One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months
measure: Sport Practice (sport)
timeFrame: One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months
measure: Sport Practice (volume)
timeFrame: One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months
measure: Sport Practice (number of events)
timeFrame: One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months
measure: Sport Practice (fitness certificate)
timeFrame: One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months
measure: Eating habits (dietary supplements)
timeFrame: One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months
measure: Eating habits (SCOFF questionnaire)
timeFrame: One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Caen
country: France
facility: CHU Caen Normandie
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