Personality Traits and Exercise Addiction in Ultra Endurance Athletes

• Conditions: Exercise Addiction
• Interventions: Other: Web based survey

• Registration Number: NCT05348798
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Caen

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-04
• Study Start: 2022-04-13
• Study First Submitted: 2022-04-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-04-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-04-21
• Study First Posted: 2022-04-27
• Last Update Posted: 2022-04-27
• Primary Completion: 2022-06-15
• Study Completion: 2022-07-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Ultra endurance athletes	Web based survey	Individual participating in ultra endurance sports (events exceeding 6 hours) including running, cycling, triathlon, swimming and Nordic skiing. Participants are above 18 years of age and volunteer to participate in this web-based survey.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exercise Addiction	One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months	The Exercise Dependence Scale-revised (EDS-R, french version) 21 items, 7 subscales, scores from 1-6 for each item and scores above 15 by subscale defining EA.
Personality traits	One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months	The French version of the Big Five Inventory is a 45-item inventory which measures the five broader domains of personality.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Eating habits (dietary supplements)	One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months	The type of dietary supplement used
Sport Practice (fitness certificate)	One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months	The type of care practitioner consulted for fitness certificate
Sport Practice (sport)	One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months	The type of sport practiced
Eating habits (SCOFF questionnaire)	One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months	The two last questions of the SCOFF questionnaire (Fat, Food)
Demographics	One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months	Age, gender and type of work
Sport Practice (volume)	One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months	The volume of training (number of hours weekly)
Sport Practice (number of events)	One single evaluation at a single point in time through study completion, an average of 3 months	The average number of ultra endurance events per year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU Caen Normandie; 🇫🇷 Caen, France