Genetic Polymorphism and Israeli Top-level Swimmers' Performance and Expertise

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Genetic Polymorphism Connected to Top-level Swimmers

Treatments: Other: Extraction of whole blood

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01319032

0013-11-HYMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

In a study conducted in our laboratory few years ago, we genotyped 22 genes in 2 athletic groups (endurance and sprinters) and in age and gender matched nonathletic controls. Few of these genes were found to be associated with athletic performance and area of specificity. Since then a few more genes have been found that are related to athletic performance, and we intend to study various genes related to 3 genetic cascade: genes associated with body fluid balance and homeostasis, genes associated with muscle strength, and genes associated with bioenergy. The results of this study compared with athletic level will provide deeper insight into the genetic mechanisms involved in performance.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Top-level swimmers
• Other swimmers

Exclusion criteria

• All others

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

I. Top-level swimmers

Treatment:

Other: Extraction of whole blood

II. Control

Description:

Other swimmers

Treatment:

Other: Extraction of whole blood