Exercise and bone health in adolescents engaged in different sports

Completed

• Conditions: Osteoporosis; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17982776
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Exeter

Brief Summary

1. Protocol 2015: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25884762 2. 2017 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27631395 3. 2017 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28271311 4. 2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28886923 5. 2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30146475 6. 2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30306385 7. 2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30446875

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-08-28
• Study Completion: 2018-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 14 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 105

Inclusion Criteria

1. Males aged between 12–14 years who engage (=3 h/week) in osteogenic (football) and/or non-osteogenic (swimming and cycling) sports in the last 3 years or more
2. Males aged between 12–14 years who do not engage in any of these sports (=3 h/week) in the last 3 or more years (control group).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participation in another clinical trial
2. Any acute infection lasting until < 1 week before inclusion
3. Medical history of diseases or medications affecting bone metabolism or the presence of an injury (before inclusion) that may affect participation in their respective sports and/or any variable considered in the present study (i.e. doing the PJT)
4. Non-Caucasian participants

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified