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

Institute of Hospitalization and Scientific Care (IRCCS)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, Functional

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06933888

P_6620

Details and patient eligibility

About

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).

Enrollment: 102 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 16 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No 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