Prospective Athlete's Heart Study

ConditionAthlete Heart
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age14-23
SponsorUniversitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

About this trial

The Pro@Heart (Prospective Athlete's Heart) study is an international multicentre long-term prospective trial. The primary objective of the Pro@Heart study is to investigate the impact of training load (i.e. accurately evaluated in term of type, frequency, duration and intensity) and genotype on the variability of structural, functional and electrical exercise induced cardiac remodeling (EICR) in young competitive endurance athletes. The second objective is to determine how EICR, training load and genotype are associated with physical performance, health benefits and cardiac pathology (e.g. exercise-related cardiomyopathies and arrhythmias) during follow-up over several decades.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Males and females aged 14-23 years old

Triathlon

Cycling

Distance running (≥ 1500 meters)

Disqualifiers

Medical history of cardiovascular disease

Current smoker of past history of smoking

Diabetes mellitus

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • No intervention

Treatment groups

450 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Lead sponsor

Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute

Collaborator

Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

Collaborator

University Hospital, Antwerp

Collaborator

Jessa Hospital

Collaborator