A Study of High-intensity Strength Training and Thoracic... | NCT06684496

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A Study of High-intensity Strength Training and Thoracic Aorta Dilatation

NCT06684496

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Status

Suspended

Last Update Posted

Mar 12, 2026Actual

Enrollment

45Estimated

Phase

Not provided

Conditions

Thoracic Aorta Dilatation

Interventions

Not provided

Countries

United States

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Annotation Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Document Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

Mar 2026

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Suspended

Last Known Status

Not provided

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Pending additional funding

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

Dec 23, 2024Actual

Primary Completion Date

Nov 2026Estimated

Completion Date

Nov 2026Estimated

First Submitted Date

Nov 10, 2024

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

Nov 10, 2024

First Posted Date

Nov 12, 2024Actual

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

Not provided

Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

Not provided

Results First Posted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Posted Date

Not provided

Last Update Submitted Date

Mar 10, 2026

Last Update Posted Date

Mar 12, 2026Actual

Oversight Module

Has Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

Is FDA Regulated Drug

Is FDA Regulated Device

Is Unapproved Device

Not provided

Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product

Not provided

Product Exported from US

Not provided

FDAAA801 Violation

Not provided

Description Module

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence of thoracic aorta dilatation among a group of older (age > 35 years), experienced weightlifters (>5 years of weightlifting experience). The secondary aim of this study is to report the prevalence of thoracic aorta dilatation among 3 different groups of weightlifters (body builders, cross-fit athletes, and power lifters).

Detailed Description

Not provided

Design Module

Study Type

Observational

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Not provided

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Not provided

Intervention Model

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

45Estimated

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Number of subjects with thoracic aorta dilatation	Thoracic aorta dilatation will be measured by TTE (Transthoracic echocardiogram). A value over 40 mm indicates thoracic aorta dilatation.	Baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Not provided

Other Outcomes

Not provided

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Age ≥ 35
≥5 years of weightlifting experience

Exclusion Criteria:

Age < 35
< 5 years of weightlifting experience
personal history of thoracic aorta dilatation/aneurysm/dissection

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

35 Years

Maximum Age

Not provided

Standard Ages

AdultOlder Adult

Study Population

The target population is power lifters (n=15), body builders (n=15), and cross-fit (n=15) athletes age 35 years or older with at least 5 years of consistent weight training

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Not provided

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Darrell Newman, M.D.	Mayo Clinic	Principal Investigator

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
Mayo Clinic		Rochester	Minnesota	55905	United States

IPD Sharing Statement Module

Plan to Share IPD

Description

Not provided

Types

Not provided

Time Frame

Not provided

Access Criteria

Not provided

URL

Not provided