Cognitive and Psychomotor Skills and Behavioural Changes During Ramadan in Women

Abant Izzet Baysal University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Food Habits

Sleep

Fasting, Intermittent

Treatments

Other: Intermittent Ramadan Fasting

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06865014

BAIBU-SBF-UK-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will observe the participants fasting during the month ramadan. Descriptive characteristics and assessments of sleep, food consumption, body composition, cognitive skills, anticipation time, and physical activity will be conducted before, during and after ramadan.

Full description

The aim of this is investigating the changes in sleep patterns, dietary intake, cognitive skills, anticipation time and physical activity levels during Ramadan in healthy young women.

After giving information about the research, participants' descriptive characteristics such as age, height, body weight, body fat percentage, and chronotype (Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire) will be determined and recorded. Participants' sleep patterns (Actigraphy and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), food consumption (BEBIS), cognitive skills (Stroop test, Letter digit test), anticipation time (Bassin Anticipation Timer), and physical activity levels (International Physical Activity Questionnaire) will be assessed before Ramadan (Pre-R), in the first week of Ramadan (FW-R), in the last week of Ramadan (LW-R) and after Ramadan (Post-R). Additionally, body composition measurements will be taken in Pre-R, LW-R and Post-R. The completion of questionnaires and scales will be conducted individually in a quiet environment. Sleep records will be obtained using an actigraphy device in the participants' own sleep environments. Other measurements will be conducted at the University Performance and Exercise Physiology Laboratory under controlled temperature (22-24°C) and humidity (50-60%).

Enrollment

22 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 24 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Voluntariness: Participants must be willing to participate in the study voluntarily and provide informed consent.
Absence of any health issues
No chronic sleep problems
No use of sleep medication
Fasting throughout the study period during the month Ramadan

Exclusion criteria

Complications During the Intervention: Participants who experience any complications during the month Ramadan while fasting.
Irregular fasting behavior during Ramadan