Body composition of Olympic and Paralympic athletes as predictor of thermoregulatory responses during exercise in the heat.
- Conditions
- thermoregulatieheat exhaustionheat stress
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON45894
- Lead Sponsor
- Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 375
Inclusion Criteria
Elite athletes participating in the exercise testing program offered by NOC*NSF in preparation for the Olympic and Paralympic games in Tokyo 2020.
Exclusion Criteria
Diagnosed pregnancy, attempting pregnancy, or lactating.
Age <18 years
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary endpoint of the current study is the body composition as assessed<br /><br>by DXA scanning and anthropometry. The measures of body composition by the two<br /><br>methods include fat mass, fat free mass, bone mineral content, bone mineral<br /><br>density, skinfold thickness, girths and breadths of body parts. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>None</p><br>