Physiological Outcomes in Women from Endurance Running (The POWER study)
Summary
Goal is to compare health and activity markers between premenopausal and postmenopausal female runners.
Recruiting:
-Healthy, trained runners, aged 30-65 years old. You must be either premenopausal or postmenopausal.
Health and Fitness Assessment:
-Do a full effort running test on a treadmill and have your body composition and bone mineral density measured at the University of Calgary.
Race:
-You must run a race that has a distance of at least 22 km in Alberta.
Measurements three times:
1. Wear a heart rate and core temp monitor. 2. Spit into a tube to complete a salivary hormone test for estrogen and progesterone levels. 3. Test your memory on an iPad. These three tests will occur before the race, after the race, and during your post-race recovery.
Eligibility
Eligible ages: 30 to 65
Accepts healthy participants: Yes
Inclusion criteria:
1) Premenopausal or postmenopausal woman
2) 30 and 65 years old
3) Trained, long-distance runner (triathletes and other multidisciplinary athletes who compete in running races will be considered)
4) Be registered in a long-distance running race (≥21.095km) and complete up to 22 km in a race.
Exclusion criteria:
1) Perimenopausal woman
2) Under the age of 30 or over the age of 65
3) Non-running athlete
4) Have existing musculoskeletal injury or concussion
5) Pregnant or have a health condition that prevents you from partaking in maximal intensity exercise
Participate
Additional information
Contact information
Danica Vangsgaard (MSc. student and study coordinator) at danica.vangsgaard@ucalgary.ca or Dr. Patricia Doyle-Baker (Principal Investigator) at pdoyleba@calgary.ca.
Principal investigator:
Patricia Katherine Doyle-Baker
Clinical trial:
No
REB-ID:
REB24-1708