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Studying how the time of day affects college athletes thinking abilities

Influence of time-of-day on the reaction time and attention levels of collegiate athletes - an observational study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/02/062226
Enrollment
42
Registered
2024-02-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL : NIL

Sponsors

Veeksha Vishwanath
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Population must be healthy and free from cardio-respiratory issues, metabolic illness, and cognition-impairing health conditions. Population must fall under the category of ‘athletes’ according to the American College of Cardiology. These criteria include: To be training in sport with an aim of improvement in performance or result and to be actively participating in sport competitions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Cognition-Impairing health conditions. Visual and hearing impairments. Alcohol, cigarettes, or narcotics usage. Prescription medication which may impair cognitive performance.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. reaction time i) Visual reaction time (ms) ii) Auditory reaction time (ms) 2. Attention i) Selective attention (%) ii) Sustained attention (%) Timepoint: Three times Morning - 0800 hrs- 0900 hrs Afternoon - 1300 hrs- 1400 hrs Evening - 1700 hrs - 1800 hrs—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Alertness 2. Chronotype 3. Sleep Quality 4. Sleep Timing Timepoint: Three times Morning - 0800 hrs- 0900 hrs Afternoon - 1300 hrs- 1400 hrs Evening - 1700 hrs - 1800 hrs—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMr Tulasiram B

Manipal college of health professions

adarsh.lad@learner.manipal.edu9148751775

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026