Different Menstrual Cycle in Eating Behavior Following Resistance Exercise

National Taiwan Normal University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Appetitive Behavior; Menstruation; Energy Balance; Food Reward

Treatments: Other: Resistance exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06208475

202303HM002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to provide insights into how menstrual cycle phases impact appetite responses to resistance exercise in young women. Healthy young women will participate in four trials: the exercise session in the follicular phase, the exercise session in the luteal phase, the control session in the follicular phase, and the control session in the luteal phase. Various measurements will be taken, including subjective appetite perceptions, appetite hormones, food preferences, lactate levels, estradiol levels, progesterone levels, and energy intake.

Enrollment: 18 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age: 20-30
• Healthy female with normal menstruation
• Weight stable for at least 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• Overweight (BMI > 30 kg/m^2 or body fat > 30%)
• Hypertension (> 140/90 mmHg)
• Cardiovascular disease, cancer or other chronic diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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18 participants in 4 patient groups

The exercise in the follicular phase (EF)

Experimental group

Description:

Resistance exercise during the early-follicular phase (approximately during days 1-7 of the menstrual cycle).

Treatment:

Other: Resistance exercise

The exercise in the luteal phase (EL)

Experimental group

Description:

Resistance exercise during the mid-luteal phase (approximately during days 18-25 of the menstrual cycle).

Treatment:

Other: Resistance exercise

The control in the follicular phase (CF)

No Intervention group

Description:

Sit and rest during the early-follicular phase (approximately during days 1-7 of the menstrual cycle).

The control in the luteal phase (CL)

No Intervention group

Description:

Sit and rest during the mid-luteal phase (approximately during days 18-25 of the menstrual cycle).