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ArticleSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2021

Methodological Considerations for Studies in Sport and Exercise Science with Women as Participants: A Working Guide for Standards of Practice for Research on Women.

Kirsty J Elliott-Sale, Clare L Minahan, Xanne A K Janse de Jonge, Kathryn E Ackerman, Sarianna Sipilä, Naama W Constantini, Constance M Lebrun, Anthony C Hackney

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Article in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 342 papers, 21 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06377306 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Identifying Periods of High Training Load Considering the Menstrual Cycle Phases in Elite and Non-elite Female Athletes Using Measures of Strength, Fatigue, Injury, Psychological Parameters, Serum Circulating Metabolites and the Intestinal Microbiome

TypeobservationalSponsorWingate InstituteRan2023 to 2027Enrolled200ConditionsMenstrual Cycle, Athletes, Physical ActivityArmsEffect of training loads and sport performance level on health and sport performance
NCT06615388 completednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Low Energy Availability and Cardiovascular Disease

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorLiverpool Hope UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled50ConditionsLow Energy Availability, Cardiovascular Diseases
NCT07591818 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Menstrual Cycle and Oral Contraceptive Use in Athletic Performance and Health-related Hydration and Energy Balance Status

TypeobservationalSponsorFaculdade de Motricidade HumanaRan2026 to 2028Enrolled40ConditionsMenstrual Cycle, Oral Contraceptive Use, Athlete
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Kirsty J Elliott-SaleSport Health and Performance Enhancement (SHAPE) Research Centre, Department of Sport Science, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK. kirsty.elliottsale@ntu.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1122-5099
Clare L MinahanGriffith Sports Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4777-4033
Xanne A K Janse de JongeSchool of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, NSW, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3657-5298
Kathryn E AckermanDivision of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital; Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2626-7785
Sarianna SipiläGerontology Research Centre and Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5934-7728
Naama W ConstantiniHeidi Rothberg Sport Medicine Centre, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5480-0180
Constance M LebrunGlen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic and Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-4521
Anthony C HackneyDepartment of Exercise and Sport Science; Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6607-1472

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Until recently, there has been less demand for and interest in female-specific sport and exercise science data. As a result, the vast majority of high-quality sport and exercise science data have been derived from studies with men as participants, which reduces the application of these data due to the known physiological differences between the sexes, specifically with regard to reproductive endocrinology. Furthermore, a shortage of specialist knowledge on female physiology in the sport science community, coupled with a reluctance to effectively adapt experimental designs to incorporate female-specific considerations, such as the menstrual cycle, hormonal contraceptive use, pregnancy and the menopause, has slowed the pursuit of knowledge in this field of research. In addition, a lack of agreement on the terminology and methodological approaches (i.e., gold-standard techniques) used within this research area has further hindered the ability of researchers to adequately develop evidenced-based guidelines for female exercisers. The purpose of this paper was to highlight the specific considerations needed when employing women (i.e., from athletes to non-athletes) as participants in sport and exercise science-based research. These considerations relate to participant selection criteria and adaptations for experimental design and address the diversity and complexities associated with female reproductive endocrinology across the lifespan. This statement intends to promote an increase in the inclusion of women as participants in studies related to sport and exercise science and an enhanced execution of these studies resulting in more high-quality female-specific data.

Indexed as

SportsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAthletesExerciseFemaleHumansMaleMenstrual Cycle

Identifiers

PMID33725341
PMCPMC8053180

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