Anthropometric Characteristics of Elite and Olympic Mexican Track and Field Athletes

Athletes Clinical Trial

— ANTHROLYMPMX  

Official title:

Anthropometric Characteristics of Elite and Olympic Mexican Track and Field Athletes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06416124
• Other study ID #: IICDEM-ID-001-2013
• Status: Completed
• Start date: July 5, 2013
• Est. completion date: July 7, 2013

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Sport specialization requires an understanding of morphological variability to optimize performance. However, the current literature lacks a detailed analysis of the anthropometric profile of track and field athletes, especially in Latin America. Additionally, the five-way fractionation method of body mass has been under-documented. These gaps highlight the need for more research to maximize the potential of athletes, particularly in emerging countries like Mexico. This study aims to determine the anthropometric characteristics of elite and Olympic Mexican track and field athletes. A descriptive cross-sectional study will be conducted. Forty-three anthropometric variables will be assessed to characterize the athlete´s physical composition using the standards of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). Those variables will be used to describe the anthropometric profile (Heath and Carter somatotype, body composition through five-way fractionation method, muscle bone index, muscular adipose index, sum of skinfold thicknesses, and proportionality through Ross & Wilson Phantom strategy. Correspondences of those variables will also be established among different tests and specialties: sprint, middle-distance, long-distance, endurance, combined events, jumps, and throws. This study aims to provide the opportunity to generate reliable references for high-performance Mexican athletes.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 74
• Est. completion date: July 7, 2013
• Est. primary completion date: July 7, 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Elite and Olympic Mexican track and field athletes

• Female and male,

• All national teams

• Actively competing in national and/or international competitions

Exclusion Criteria:

• Injured or not classified athletes

• Not informed consent signed

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athletes

Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
• Anthropometric assessment
A total of 43 anthropometric variables (complete profile) will be assessed following the guidelines of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry. All measurements will be taken on the right side of the body. The full anthropometric profile will be undertaken in duplicate to establish retest reliability. If the difference between duplicate measures exceeds 5% for skinfolds or 1% for all other variables, a third measurement will be taken, but only after the full profile has been completed in duplicate. The mean of duplicate or median of triplicate anthropometric measurements will be used for all subsequent analysis. The intra-evaluator technical error of measurement (TEM) was calculated according to the 1996 protocol of Pederson and Gore.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Mexico	Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement	Zapopan	Jalisco

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement	University of Guadalajara

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Mexico, 

References & Publications (6)

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Dengel DR, Keller KA, Stanforth PR, Oliver JM, Carbuhn A, Bosch TA. Body Composition and Bone Mineral Density of Division 1 Collegiate Track and Field Athletes, a Consortium of College Athlete Research (C-CAR) Study. J Clin Densitom. 2020 Apr-Jun;23(2):303-313. doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2019.07.008. Epub 2019 Jul 12. — View Citation

Mangine GT, Mangine GT, Eggerth A, Gough J, Stratton MT, Feito Y, VanDusseldorp TA. Endocrine and Body Composition Changes Across a Competitive Season in Collegiate Speed-Power Track and Field Athletes. J Strength Cond Res. 2021 Aug 1;35(8):2067-2074. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004069. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Anthropometric body composition profile	Body composition assessment through anthropometric five-way fractionation method of Ross and Kerr	One day
Secondary	Heath and Carter somatotype	A cuantitative method to assess body shape obtained from diferent anthropometric measurements	One day
Secondary	Anthropometric profile	A total of 43 measurements will be obtained using the standards of the methodology of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK)	One day
Secondary	Muscle Bone Ratio	Ratio between muscle mass and bone mass in Kg	One day
Secondary	Muscular Adipose Ratio	Ratio between muscle mass and adipose mass in Kg	One day
Secondary	Sum of skinfold thicknesses	Sum of 6 different skinfold thicknesses	One day
Secondary	Corrected girths	Correction of girth value by sustracting the skinfold thickness value	One day
Secondary	Proportionality	Ross phantom strategy for the analisys of body proportions	One day