Female Athletes' heart risks linked to not eating enough
NCT ID NCT06615388
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 50 trained to elite female athletes to understand how not getting enough energy (low energy availability) might harm their hearts. Researchers measured heart disease risk factors and checked DNA changes that could be linked to these risks. The goal was to learn more about this connection, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The team plans to include 126 trained to elite female athletes from local sports clubs near the Liverpool area to participate in the study.
- Ages
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Cisgender females * Aged 18 to 35 to avoid recruiting peri or postmenopausal females * Trained to elite female athletes based on McKay and colleagues\' (2021) criteria for participation classification framework. For example, trained (local-level representation), highly trained (competing at the national level) and elite (competing at the international level). * Females living in the United Kingdom. Exclusion Criteria: * Biological Males * Females aged over 35 * Sedentary females * Habitual smokers * Volunteers with any previous experience with Syncope * Volunteers with any previous diagnosis of ischaemic heart disease, myopathy or any neuromuscular disorder * Anticoagulants users * Pregnant women * Volunteers on lipid-lowering medication * Taking hormonal contraception (copper IUDs are acceptable)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool, Merseyside, L16 9JD, United Kingdom
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