Transmeridian Travel in Elite Female Athletes

Florida State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Transmeridian Travel

Treatments: Behavioral: Maintain home-based schedule

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06920225

STUDY00005528

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will investigate whether maintaining a home-based time zone schedule will attenuate any decrements to sleep and performance experienced following transmeridian travel in elite female athletes.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 28 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Athlete on the roster of an NCAA Division 1 Team
• Has worn WHOOP device for at least 3 months

Exclusion criteria

• Musculoskeletal injury or cardiometabolic disease limiting participation in regular team activities
• Pre-diagnosed sleep condition that would negatively affect sleep quantity or quality

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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21 participants in 4 patient groups

Home

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will perform the protocol during a home series

Away (No Time Zone Change)

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will perform the protocol during a road series in the same time zone as home.

Away (3 h Time Zone Change, Adopt Away Schedule)

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will perform the protocol during a road series across three time zones. The team will adopt the schedule of the new time zone.

Away (3 h Time Zone Change, Maintain Home Schedule)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will perform the protocol during a road series across three time zones. The team will maintain the schedule of their home time zone.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Maintain home-based schedule