Performance During Menstrual Cycle

Performance Clinical Trial

Official title:

Variation in Performance During Menstrual Cycle

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03832972
• Other study ID #: Estrogen2018
• Status: Completed
• Start date: October 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: University of Aarhus
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This project aims to investigate if muscle strength and muscle power fluctuate during the menstrual cycle.

The hypothesis is that the greatest performance will be measured right before ovulation, and at it's lowest on day 1 and 2 of the menstrual cycle in women not using any form for hormonal protection.

And that the performance in women using birth control pills, not will variated in the period where they are taking pills (day 1-21).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: December 20, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women

• 18-35 years of age

• BMI 18.5-25.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Smoking

• hormonal or metabolic disorders

• chronic sickness

• use of medication

• breast feeding, vegetarians

• diet containing a lot of soja based products

• injuries which make it impossible to do the tests

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Performance

Intervention

Other:
• estrogen level
Women are tested at different times in their menstrual cycle, if there is a cohesion between performance and level of estrogen

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Section of Sport Science	Aarhus

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Aarhus	Team Denmark

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in jumping height	measuring of change in muscle power	8 times per month, 2 to 5 days between measurements
Primary	Change in grip strength	measuring of changes in muscle strength	8 times per month, 2 to 5 days between measurements
Secondary	Change in hormone levels	measuring of changes in hormone levels during cycle	8 time per month, 2 to 5 days between measurements
Secondary	Change in motivation by questionnaire	measuring of changes in motivation for performing	8 times per month, 2 to 5 days between measurements