Physical fitness, hormonal profile, nutritional and psychological aspects assessment of transgender women volleyball players submitted to physical tests: protocol paper of a prospective cohort
To evaluate aerobic capacity, strength and other physiological, nutritional, and psychological variables which may influence the performance of transgender women (TW) athletes and compare them to cisgender women (CW) and cisgender men (CM) athletes, as well as changes in TW performance over the cour...
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| author | Leonardo Azevedo Mobilia Alvares Lívia Marcela Santos Raphael Einsfeld Simões Ferreira Fernanda Patti Nakamoto Marcus Vinicius Lúcio Dos Santos Quaresma Luiza Helena Degani-Costa Lucas Soglio Navarro Giovanna Soglio Navarro Ari Alves Oliveira-Junior Renata Cléia Claudino Barbosa Fábio Mitsuo Lima |
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| description | To evaluate aerobic capacity, strength and other physiological, nutritional, and psychological variables which may influence the performance of transgender women (TW) athletes and compare them to cisgender women (CW) and cisgender men (CM) athletes, as well as changes in TW performance over the course of a year. Prospective cohort study including three groups: TW, CW and CM volleyball athletes. Subjects will be comprehensively assessed at two different moments: baseline and after 6–12 months of adequate hormonal therapy. Evaluation will comprise clinical, medical, nutritional and psychological interviews, incremental treadmill cardiopulmonary exercise testing, hand grip strength test, vertical jump test, analysis of sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), hormonal profile, echocardiogram, analysis of resting energy expenditure, assessment of bone mass and body composition through dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans, and untargeted metabolomic analysis. CW and CM matched by age, body mass index and level of physical activity will undergo a similar evaluation. The assessment of the strength, aerobic capacity, haematological, nutritional and psychological status of TW using gold-standard tests will contribute to understanding the impact of oestrogen therapy on the exercise performance of these athletes and how they compare with CW and CM. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df1153021af044249359e25b8cc4839c2023-10-03T15:10:07ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine2055-76472023-08-019310.1136/bmjsem-2023-001641Physical fitness, hormonal profile, nutritional and psychological aspects assessment of transgender women volleyball players submitted to physical tests: protocol paper of a prospective cohortLeonardo Azevedo Mobilia Alvares0Lívia Marcela Santos1Raphael Einsfeld Simões Ferreira2Fernanda Patti Nakamoto3Marcus Vinicius Lúcio Dos Santos Quaresma4Luiza Helena Degani-Costa5Lucas Soglio Navarro6Giovanna Soglio Navarro7Ari Alves Oliveira-Junior8Renata Cléia Claudino Barbosa9Fábio Mitsuo Lima10Endocrinology, Centro Universitário São Camilo, Sao Paulo, BrazilEndocrinology, Centro Universitário São Camilo, Sao Paulo, BrazilSports Medicine, Centro Universitário São Camilo, Sao Paulo, BrazilExercise Physiology, Centro Universitário São Camilo, Sao Paulo, BrazilNutrition, Centro Universitário São Camilo, Sao Paulo, BrazilPneumology, Centro Universitário São Camilo, Sao Paulo, BrazilMedical Student, Centro Universitário São Camilo, Sao Paulo, BrazilMedical Student, Centro Universitário São Camilo, Sao Paulo, BrazilPsychology, Centro Universitário São Camilo, Sao Paulo, BrazilPhysiotherapy, Centro Universitário São Camilo, Sao Paulo, BrazilBiomedicine, Centro Universitário São Camilo, Sao Paulo, BrazilTo evaluate aerobic capacity, strength and other physiological, nutritional, and psychological variables which may influence the performance of transgender women (TW) athletes and compare them to cisgender women (CW) and cisgender men (CM) athletes, as well as changes in TW performance over the course of a year. Prospective cohort study including three groups: TW, CW and CM volleyball athletes. Subjects will be comprehensively assessed at two different moments: baseline and after 6–12 months of adequate hormonal therapy. Evaluation will comprise clinical, medical, nutritional and psychological interviews, incremental treadmill cardiopulmonary exercise testing, hand grip strength test, vertical jump test, analysis of sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), hormonal profile, echocardiogram, analysis of resting energy expenditure, assessment of bone mass and body composition through dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans, and untargeted metabolomic analysis. CW and CM matched by age, body mass index and level of physical activity will undergo a similar evaluation. The assessment of the strength, aerobic capacity, haematological, nutritional and psychological status of TW using gold-standard tests will contribute to understanding the impact of oestrogen therapy on the exercise performance of these athletes and how they compare with CW and CM.https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/9/3/e001641.full |
| spellingShingle | Leonardo Azevedo Mobilia Alvares Lívia Marcela Santos Raphael Einsfeld Simões Ferreira Fernanda Patti Nakamoto Marcus Vinicius Lúcio Dos Santos Quaresma Luiza Helena Degani-Costa Lucas Soglio Navarro Giovanna Soglio Navarro Ari Alves Oliveira-Junior Renata Cléia Claudino Barbosa Fábio Mitsuo Lima Physical fitness, hormonal profile, nutritional and psychological aspects assessment of transgender women volleyball players submitted to physical tests: protocol paper of a prospective cohort BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine |
| title | Physical fitness, hormonal profile, nutritional and psychological aspects assessment of transgender women volleyball players submitted to physical tests: protocol paper of a prospective cohort |
| title_full | Physical fitness, hormonal profile, nutritional and psychological aspects assessment of transgender women volleyball players submitted to physical tests: protocol paper of a prospective cohort |
| title_fullStr | Physical fitness, hormonal profile, nutritional and psychological aspects assessment of transgender women volleyball players submitted to physical tests: protocol paper of a prospective cohort |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical fitness, hormonal profile, nutritional and psychological aspects assessment of transgender women volleyball players submitted to physical tests: protocol paper of a prospective cohort |
| title_short | Physical fitness, hormonal profile, nutritional and psychological aspects assessment of transgender women volleyball players submitted to physical tests: protocol paper of a prospective cohort |
| title_sort | physical fitness hormonal profile nutritional and psychological aspects assessment of transgender women volleyball players submitted to physical tests protocol paper of a prospective cohort |
| url | https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/9/3/e001641.full |
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