Assessment of Nutritional Knowledge, Habits, and Eating Behavior in Athletic Women to Evaluate the Possible Impact on Their Menstrual Function

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06933888

Enrollment

102

Registered

2025-04-18

Start date

2021-09-13

Completion date

2026-01-31

Last updated

2025-04-18

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Conditions

Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, Functional

Keywords

Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, Eating disorders

Brief summary

The present study aims to investigate the degree of knowledge about nutrition and dietary habits in athletic women through validated questionnaires and to evaluate a possible impact on their menstrual function, including women with a diagnosis of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA) and women who present with a different menstrual dysfunction (oligomenorrhea or polymenorrhea in absence of organic causes).

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

16 Years to 30 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Female sex * Age 16-30 years * Physical activity \> 2 days per week * Informed consent from the patient and/or an authorized legal representative

Exclusion criteria

* Menstrual disorders of organic cause (ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, polyps, etc.) * Concomitant non-reproductive organic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, etc.) * Use of psychopharmacological therapies * Language barrier

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Assess nutritional knowledge in athletic women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea	Baseline	The outcome will be assessed with a single measurement through a validated questionnaire (General and Sport Nutrition Knowledge \[GeSNK\]). More specifically, the proportion of subjects with moderate knowledge (score between 46 and 58) will be evaluated.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Evaluation of nutritional knowledge in athletic women with menstrual dysfunctions of different nature, comparing women with FHA to those with oligomenorrhea/polymentorrhea in the absence of organic diseases.	Baseline	Assessment of nutritional knowledge through GeSNK questionnaire in women with menstrual dysfunction of non-organic cause other than functional hypothalamic amenorrhea
Assessment of eating habits in in athletic women with menstrual dysfunctions of different nature, comparing women with FHA to those with oligomenorrhea/polymentorrhea in the absence of organic diseases	Baseline	Assessment of eating habits and nutritional intake through a food diary to identify the presence of low energy availability.
Evaluation of eating behavior in athletic women with menstrual dysfunctions of different nature, comparing women with FHA to those with oligomenorrhea/polymentorrhea in the absence of organic diseases.	Baseline	Assessment of Low Energy Availability in Females questionnaire \[LEAF-Q\]

Countries

Italy

Contacts

Primary ContactRossella Nappi, MD

r.nappi@smatteo.pv.it0382503325

Outcome results