Bone Metabolism in Premenopausal Exercising Women

Launched by UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID · May 5, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

To achieve the aim of the study, there will be two experimental groups - e.g. eumenorrhoeic females and oral contraceptive users - who, after screening, will be randomly assigned to a low- or high-energy diet. After 6 days on this diet, the participant will undergo an intervallic running protocol and blood samples will be taken before and after the test. The following month the participant will do the other type of diet.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Be healthy and between 18 and 30 years old.
• • Engage in endurance sports that involve running (such as athletics, running, triathlon, trail running, etc.) for 3 to 12 hours per week..
• • Eumenorrheic females with regular menstruation at least 6 months prior to the study.
• • Monophasic oral contraceptive users at least 6 months prior to the study.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Amenorrheic females.
• • Pregnant females.
• • Affected by any disorder related to the hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian axis.
• • Having suffered a bone fracture in the year before the study.
• • Taking any medication or supplements that affect bone metabolism.