A novel sleep extension and optimisation program to decrease daytime sleepiness and improve athletic performance in a group of elite athletes

The intervention period will be 6 weeks in duration and will consist of: (1) Ongoing monitoring of progress regarding sleep extension with weekly feedback. A sleep diary, actigraphy device and mobile phone application will be used to accurately estimate total sleep duration for the entire 6 week period of the intervention. Feedback will be provided to participants once per week regarding their progress in improving their sleep via SMS messages sent to their personal mobile phones. (2) Mid-program information feedback and education session. A mid-program information session will provide a progress report to participants, reinforce sleep health related education and give another opportunity for sleep-related questions to be answered. This education session will be conducted by a sleep physician (principle investigator) as a group session and will take approximately one hour. (3) Optional individual telephone consultation. All intervention group participants will be invited to take part in an individual telephone consultation with the same sleep physician within one to two days of the mid-program education session for any further questions to be answered.