Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT06475768
The Influence of Menopausal Status on Myocardial Stiffness and Exercise Capacity Among Female Masters Endurance Athletes.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 48 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 40 Years – 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of this research is to study postmenopausal female masters athletes to see if they will show greater myocardial stiffness and reduced exercise capacity than premenopausal females and similarly aged male masters athletes.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIAGNOSTIC_TEST | Stress Echocardiogram | Exercise testing via treadmill with simultaneous gas exchange analysis and pre- and post-exercise transthoracic echocardiography. |
| DIAGNOSTIC_TEST | Cardiovascular Magnetic Imaging (cMRI) | Non-invasive imaging scan used to examine function and structure of the heart |
| DIAGNOSTIC_TEST | Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Elastography (cMRE) | Non-invasive imaging scan used to measure myocardial stiffness |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2024-09-14
- Primary completion
- 2025-10-06
- Completion
- 2025-10-06
- First posted
- 2024-06-26
- Last updated
- 2025-11-06
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06475768. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.