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Transmeridian Travel in Elite Female Athletes

Transmeridian Travel in Elite Female Athletes

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06920225
Enrollment
21
Registered
2025-04-09
Start date
2025-02-15
Completion date
2025-05-01
Last updated
2025-08-22

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Conditions

Transmeridian Travel

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMaintain home-based schedule

The team will maintain their home-based time zone schedule despite being in a location that is three time zones away

Sponsors

Florida State University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 28 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Muscular StrengthDaily for 3 daysMuscular strength is assessed via handgrip dynamometry.
Resting Heart Rate (RHR)Daily for 5 daysRHR will be assessed in the morning via wrist-worn WHOOP bands.
Heart Rate Variability (HRV)Daily for 5 daysHRV will be assessed in the morning via wrist-worn WHOOP bands.
Muscular PowerDaily for 3 daysMuscular power is assessed via countermovement jump (CMJ) testing on force plates
Sleep QuantityDaily for 5 daysSleep duration will be assessed via wrist-worn WHOOP bands.
Sleep QualityDaily for 5 daysSleep efficiency will be assessed via wrist-worn WHOOP bands.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Reaction TimeDaily for 5 daysAssessed in the morning via a mobile application
Subjective RecoveryDaily for 5 daysAssessed in the morning via questionnaire (0-100)
Subjective Sleep QualityDaily for 5 daysAssessed in the morning via questionnaire (0-100)

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026